Data line to define the wind velocity profile – ABAQUS Volume II: I–Z User Manual

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*WIND

22.2

*WIND:

Define wind velocity profile for wind loading.

This option is used to define a wind velocity profile for use in applying loads.

Product:

ABAQUS/Aqua

Type:

Model data

Level:

Model

Reference:

“ABAQUS/Aqua analysis,” Section 6.10.1 of the ABAQUS Analysis User’s Manual

There are no parameters associated with this option.

Data line to define the wind velocity profile:

First (and only) line:

1. Air density,

.

2. Reference height for wind profile,

.

3. Local x-direction velocity constant,

(default value 1.0).

4. Local y-direction velocity constant,

(default value 1.0).

5. x-direction cosine defining the direction of the unit vector (the wind local x-axis) with respect

to the global coordinate system. In three-dimensional cases both x- and y-components are
needed; in two-dimensional cases only the x-component is used.

6. y-direction cosine defining the direction of the unit vector (the wind local x-axis) with respect

to the global coordinate system. This component is not needed in two-dimensional cases.

7.

(default value 1/7).

22.2–1

ABAQUS Version 6.1

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