# Plain Pattern

This commnand allows the user to construct a LoadPattern object. Each plain load pattern is associated with a TimeSeries object and can contain multiple NodalLoads, ElementalLoads and SP_Constraint objects. The command to generate LoadPattern object contains in { } the commands to generate all the loads and the single-point constraints in the pattern. To construct a load pattern and populate it, the following command is used:

pattern Plain $patternTag $tsTag <-fact $cFactor> {

load...

eleLoad...

sp...

...

}

NOTES:

  1. The command to generate a LoadPattern contains in { } the commands to generate all the loads and single-point constraints..

patternTag

unique tag among load patterns

tsTag

the tag of the time series to be used in the load pattern

cFactor

constant factor (optional, default=1.0)

load...

command to nodal load

eleLoad ...

command to generate elemental load

sp ...

command to generate single-point constraint


<uml> abstract class ElementLoad abstract class TimeSeries LoadPattern o- "one" TimeSeries LoadPattern o- ElementLoad LoadPattern o- NodalLoad LoadPattern o- SP_Constraint </uml>


Code Developed by: fmk