struct.pile.load

Syntax

v = struct.pile.load(p<,idof>)

struct.pile.load(p<,idof>) = v

Get/set the uniform applied distributed load acting on the pile element in the local y- and z-directions.

The x-component of the return value will always be 0.0; on assignment it is ignored.

The optional argument idof can be used to specify whether only the value in the y- or z-direction will be returned/assigned.

Returns:

v - the uniform applied distributed load acting on the pile element, or the y- or z-component

Accepts:

v - the uniform applied distributed load acting on the pile element, or the y- or z-component

Arguments:

p - a pointer to a pile element

idof - an optional degree-of-freedom indication, which should be 2 or 3