Is it possible to apply trapezoidal distributed load to a 3D beam ?

[elonzhangyl]

Dear Dr. Zhu,

I am wondering if it is possible to apply trapezoidal distributed load to a 3D beam ?

The 2D version is available as following ref,
ops.eleLoad('-ele',eleTag,'-type','beamUniform',wya,wxa,aOverL,bOverL,wyb,wxb)
but it does not work for 3D beams. Is there a 3D version to apply the trapezoidal load?
(openseespy version 3.3)

Many thanks,
Elon

[mhscott]

Sorry, the trapezoidal load has not been added to the 3D beams.

[elonzhangyl]

Thank you for the reply. It is good to know.

@mhscott Just wondering if this is something in plan? We are doing wind and wave load analysis for offshore wind turbines. The non-uniformly distributed load would be very helpful.