problem with carica distribution

[ognimodo]

Good morning to all, I introduce myself: I am new to the forum but I have been following you for a while and thanks to you I have solved many problems! I'm a mechanical engineering student who just started using ansys.

I tried to search the forum but I couldn't find a solution to my problem, maybe because too trivial....in that case I apologize! My problem is this: I am designing a structure on which uniform distributed loads act. I'm using beam189. Now, how do I tell the program that the loads are distributed not on a line, but on the whole area? example, the upper face of a beam element is 2 m long and 0.5 m wide (I shaped it with secdata and sectype). if I wanted to apply a distributed load of 1000 n on all this face what should I do? after selecting all the elements in which I previously split the beam (lesize) I used the sfbeam,all,2,pres,-1000*0.5 command.
I did well or had to multiply the load even for 2 m and ansys automatically understands that the load acts on the whole length of 2 m?
Thank you very much for your help.

 

[ognimodo]

precise load is 1000 n/m^2

 

[eih64]

You can answer yourself. Make a beam on two supports and verify the reaction. Does the code allow you to load the beam through an area?

 

[ognimodo]

no does not allow me to load the beam through an area, in fact I use the command sfbeam....that is, load distributed on a beam....my doubt is on what numerical value to insert for the value of the load, if this is 1000n/m^2

 

[eih64]

as already said. same reactions.

 

[ognimodo]

no excuse but I still don't understand... can you just tell me what value to put in the sfbeam command? Sorry, and thank you again... .

 

[volaff]

Good morning.
I wondered if with ansys (wb and also apdl) it is possible to simulate a load distribution along a circle arc and how to possibly do.

thanks to all those who will answer me