II.5.5 Linear combinations of loads

“setToCombili” method allows to define a ClaLoad as a linear combination of pre-defined ClaLoads. This method has four arguments:

1.

A reference temperature. This Real parameter is necessary because the top and bottom temperatures of the combined ClaLoad are calculated as follows:

$$T_{\text{tot}}=T_{\text{ref}}+\sum _{i=1}^N{f}_i\cdot \left(T_i-T_{\text{ref}}\right).$$

2.

A reference moisture. (Same remarks as for the reference temperature.)

3.

An Array of Reals corresponding to the coefficients of the linear combination.

4.

An Array of ClaLoad objects.

The sizes of the two Array arguments must match. Also the types of the different components of mechanical part of the loadings must be the same.