create_moving_load#

create_moving_load(**kwargs)#

User interface function to create Moving Load object. Following this function, users are required to:

  1. Set a common path via set_path().

  2. Add loads via add_load().

Parameters:

  • common_path (Path) – Path object that all load groups will traverse.

  • global_increment (float or int, optional) – Number of increments for discretizing the Path object. Used in advanced cases where a MovingLoad has multiple load groups each with a unique path.

Returns:

MovingLoad object.