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Physics Setup

Fix The Two Supports

At this point the two supports will be fixed. The left support will be fixed first. Right click on "Static Structural", then click "Insert" and lastly click "Fixed Support" as shown below.

Next, click on the vertex selection button , , and select the very bottom of the left vertical line. Now, click on the apply button in the "Details of Fixed Support" box in order to apply the fixed support to that vertex.

Repeat this process for the right support.

Create The Two Point Loads

The 4kN force on the the middle horizontal line will be dealt with first. Right click on "Static Structural", then click "Insert" and finally click "Force," just like the Fixed Support Above.
Next, click on the vertex selection button , , and select the middle of the left vertical line. Now, click on the apply button in the "Details of Force" box in order to apply the force to that vertex. In the "Details of Force" box change "Define By" to "Components" as shown below.

Next, set the x component of the force to 4000N as shown below.

Now, repeat the process for the upper point force.

Create The Two Distributed Loads

The middle 2kN/m distributed load will be created first. Right click on "Static Structural", then click "Insert", then click "Line Pressure" as shown below.

Now, click on the line selection button, , and select the lower horizontal line (it should highlight green). Then, click the apply button in the "Details of Line Force" box. Next, change "Define By" to "Components" as was done earlier. Set the y component to -2000N/m as shown below.

Now, repeat the process for the upper horizontal line.

Assign Cornellian to The Beam

The material Cornellian that was created earlier needs to be applied to the beam. In order to do so, expand Geometry, . Next, click once on Line Body, , which will appear underneath Geometry. Then expand "Material" which is located under "Details of "Line Body"". Then click on the arrow on the far right and change the specified material to Cornellian as shown below.

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