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APIapplyEC8lateralForces Method

Apply lateral forces to the master nodes of the model. Rigid diaphragms and masses are required.
REST path: /load/lateralforces/[thID]/[loadCaseX]/[loadCaseY]/[propMasses]/[T1]/[ct]/[lam]
REST verb: GET

Namespace: NextFEMapi
Assembly: NextFEMapi (in NextFEMapi.dll) Version: 2.6.0.0 (2.6.0.0)
Syntax
public bool applyEC8lateralForces(
	int thID,
	string loadCaseX,
	string loadCaseY,
	bool propMasses = false,
	double T1 = 0,
	double ct = 0.05,
	double lam = 1
)

Parameters

thID  Int32
ID of the spectrum function to be used as reference for total base shear
loadCaseX  String
Loadcase name in X dir. in which lateral forces are stored.
loadCaseY  String
Loadcase name in Y dir. in which lateral forces are stored.
propMasses  Boolean  (Optional)
Flag (true or false). If true lateral forces follow height distribution, if false lateral forces are proportional to floor masses.
T1  Double  (Optional)
Fundamental period of the structure. If not estimated (0), specify ct and lam
ct  Double  (Optional)
Optional, default 0.05. Coefficient for estimation of fundamental period from EC8 4.6: T1=ct*H^(3/4)
lam  Double  (Optional)
Optional, default 1. Coefficient for estimation of base shear as per EC8 4.5: Fb=Sd(T1)*m*lam

Return Value

Boolean
True if successful
See Also