EMPIRE-2D Structural Calculation
© 1998 - 2007 Arnold Kisselbach
Adding a force and/or moment to a junction point
Click on the icon enter a force and/or moment and click on a junction point on the work screen.
A screen will appear: Force/moment on JUNCTION POINT NUMBER X, where X is the number of the
selected junction point.
You may also enter a moment.
Adding a force to a rod
Click on the icon enter a force and/or moment and click on a rod on the work screen. Automatically the window : Force on Rod X appears.
(Un)equal Force on a rod
Select a bar by clicking on it or by the command Edit / Rod. Select the rod by using the arrow keys.

After this the screen below will appear, where a q- left and q- right may be entered. If q- left is equal to
q- right then an equal force has been applied. If q- left is not equal to q- right then an unequal force has been applied.
For (un)equal loads the following drawing agreements apply
Profile / Material
Edit
View
File
Calculation
Others
Commands
Adjustments
Print Calculation
Loads
Open / Save
Data of Rods
Junction Point
Information
Work Screen
Rotating Profile
Profiles
Construction Data
Adding Support
Index
Support on Screen
Supports
Force
Tagging
Calc / Options
Drawing Options
Zoom Function
Results
Calc / Construction
Used Calculation