civpy.structures.load_distances

civpy.structures.load_distances(dx, dy, dz, ix, delx)

Returns the load distances to where an element load is applied.

Parameters:

dx, dy, dz : float

The element distance vector.

ix, : float

The distance from the i node of the element to where the beginning of the loads are applied.

dx : float

The distance from the ix position toward the j node over which the loads are applied.