Element Types

Node numbering of the elements and the type numbers used in the Result Format (frd-file). The solvers might use different node-numbering rules.

$\begin{picture}(90,90)(0,150) % \put(0,0){\epsfig{file=be2.eps,width=9cm} } \put(100,0){ 2 node beam element (be2, type 11) } \end{picture}$

$\begin{picture}(90,180)(0,330) % \put(0,360){\epsfig{file=be3.eps,width=9cm} } \... ...th=10cm} } \put(100,0){ 3 node shell element (tr3, tr3u, type 7) } \end{picture}$

$\begin{picture}(90,180)(0,330) % \put(0,360){\epsfig{file=tr6.eps,width=10cm} } ... ...ps,width=10cm} } \put(100,0){ 4 node shell element (qu4, type 9) } \end{picture}$

$\begin{picture}(90,180)(0,330) % \put(0,360){\epsfig{file=qu8.eps,width=10cm} } ... ...e=te4.eps,width=10cm} } \put(100,0){ 4 node tet element (type 3) } \end{picture}$

$\begin{picture}(90,180)(0,330) % \put(0,310){\epsfig{file=te10.eps,width=10cm} }... ...ps,width=10cm} } \put(100,0){ 8 node brick element (he8, type 1) } \end{picture}$

$\begin{picture}(90,180)(0,330) % \put(0,360){\epsfig{file=he20.eps,width=10cm} }... ...eps,width=6cm} } \put(100,0){ 6 node penta element (pe6, type 2) } \end{picture}$

$\begin{picture}(90,180)(0,330) % \put(0,360){\epsfig{file=pe15.eps,width=6cm} } \put(100,330){ 15 node penta element (pe15, type 5) } \end{picture}$