16.9.27 Defining a body charge

You can create a body charge load to apply an electric charge to a body in a piezoelectric analysis.

To create or edit a body charge:

  1. Display the body charge load editor using one of the following methods:

  2. In the Magnitude field, enter the charge density (units CL–3).

  3. If desired, click the arrow to the right of the Amplitude field, and select the amplitude of your choice from the list that appears. Alternatively, you can click Create to create a new amplitude. (See Chapter 38, The Amplitude toolset,” for more information.)

    Note:  The amplitude field appears only if amplitudes are valid for the type of perturbation step in which you are creating the load. For more information, see Linear perturbation analysis steps, in General and linear perturbation procedures, Section 6.1.2 of the ABAQUS Analysis User's Manual.

  4. Click OK to save your data and to exit the editor.


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