You use the Load module to define and manage the following prescribed conditions:

• Loads

• Boundary conditions

• Predefined fields

• Load cases (see Chapter 34, “Load cases”)

• “Understanding the role of the Load module,” Section 16.1

• “Entering and exiting the Load module,” Section 16.2

• “Managing prescribed conditions,” Section 16.3

• “Creating and modifying prescribed conditions,” Section 16.4

• “Understanding symbols that represent prescribed conditions,” Section 16.5

• “Transferring results between Abaqus analyses,” Section 16.6

• “Using the Load module toolbox,” Section 16.7

• “Using the Load module,” Section 16.8

• “Using the load editors,” Section 16.9

• “Using the boundary condition editors,” Section 16.10

• “Using the predefined field editors,” Section 16.11

For information on modeling a bolt load, see Chapter 22, “Bolt loads.”