D-R-A-F-T
BW CARD: Boundary Wind Speed / Direction
Version 4.52 dated April 2001 or higher
Optional
Card Description: Used to assign wind speed and direction.
Field
Variable
Value Description
0, C
IC1
BW
Card group identifier.
1-2
b
/
Option 1: The wind data in fields 2 and 3 of this
0, C3
IC3
(blank)
card will be used for all nodes equal to or greater
than J.
Option 2: Wind data are coded by specific node
N
number
Option 3: Wind data are coded by specific element
E
number
Option 4: Wind data are coded by specific meterial
T
type number
Code the node number, element number or material
1
J
type as specified by IC3 above in data field 0,
column 3.
+
Option 1: The starting node number
Option 2: The node number
Option 3: The element number
Option 4: The material type number
2
WNDSPD(J)
0,+
The wind velocity (units = miles/hour)
Direction toward which the wind is blowing,
3
WNDIR(J)
-,0,+
measured in degrees counterclockwise form the
positive x-axis.
NOTE: The required order for wind assignments should be BW blank, BWT,
BWE, and BWN.
See Also: "Ultra-Shallow Water Waves" on page 10.
80 Run Control BW Card
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