Is there any way of applying a concentrated force on an edge in the pde toolbox?

I was wondering how to repoduce the axial force using the pde toolbox.

Answer 1

[Raghav]

Hi Pablo,

In the PDE Toolbox, you can apply a concentrated force on an edge by defining a boundary condition that represents the force. Here's a general procedure to accomplish this:

1. Create or import your geometry in the PDE Toolbox.
2. Define the boundary edges where you want to apply the concentrated force. You can use the “pdegplot” function to visualize the geometry and identify the desired edges. You can refer to the below documentation to know about its usage: https://www.mathworks.com/help/pde/ug/pdegplot.html
3. Specify the boundary condition for the selected edges. In this case, you want to apply a concentrated force. You can do this by using the “applyBoundaryCondition” function. You can refer to the below documentation to know about its usage: https://www.mathworks.com/help/pde/ug/pde.pdemodel.applyboundarycondition.html
4. Set up and solve your PDE problem using the solve function.

By following these steps, you can apply a concentrated force on an edge using the PDE Toolbox in MATLAB.

Hope it helps,

Best Regards,

Raghav Bansal

MathWorks Technical Support