Pile Load [SIG]

Point loads on the pile’s top nodes can be applied to piles at the specified stage based on the definitions of the parameters listed below.

Inputs

Single Pile/Pile Layout [Single Pile / Pile Layout]: This parameter is required to specify whether the applied loads will be defined for a single pile or for a pile layout.

Single Pile: If the parameter Single Pile/Pile Layout is defined with the option Single Pile, this parameter can be used to further specify the single pile to which the load will be applied.

Pile Layout: If the parameter Single Pile/Pile Layout is defined with the option Pile Layout, this parameter can be used to specify the pile layout whose piles will have the load applied.

Stage: Select a stage to apply the load.

Fx: Force in the longitudinal direction along the PGL.

Fy: Force in the direction perpendicular to the PGL.

Fz (Gravity): Force in the vertical direction. A positive value indicates a load in the global -Z or gravity direction.

Mx: Moment in the longitudinal direction along the PGL.

My: Moment in the direction perpendicular to the PGL.

Mz: Moment in the vertical direction.

Although Fz is applied in the direction of gravity (positive values for Fz will correspond to the downward direction, as with gravity), Mz will have a positive direction relative to the +Z axis or, in other words, in the upward direction.

The Directions of Forces The loads on the piles are applied based on the alignment's coordinate system for piles that are defined to have a section orientation of zero. For piles with a section orientation defined as a value other than zero, this orientation is taken into account for the applied force directions. Refer to the figures provided below for further clarification on the directions of positive forces.