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No.
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Study counter. Only one study is allowed for each variable amplitude event.
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Study.
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Click in this cell to select a study from the drop-down menu. The list of studies includes the studies that are associated with the currently active configuration only.
The program uses linear theory. Scaling results is invalid if the static study includes nonlinear effects such as contact or large displacements.
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Scale.
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Use this scale factor to relate the amplitudes of the variable load history curve to the load in the study. You cannot scale loads defined in a nonlinear study.
For example if the amplitudes are measured in volts, the scale factor must relate Volts to the load in the study.
Example: Suppose that you applied a force of 500 Newtons to a face in the reference static study, and the load history curve measures the force on the same face where a force of 800 Newtons is measured as 1.2 Volts. The scale factor that you should use in this case is (800/1.2)/500=1.92.
The load history can represent strain values.
Example: Suppose that the load history curve measures strain in a certain direction at a certain location. The scale in this case should be (1/s) where s is the strain in the same direction and at the same location in the reference static study. When finding s from the study, you may need to average the strain at several elements.
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