Element Library

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4. Element Library

LINK1 - 2-D Spar (or Truss)

BEAM3 - 2-D Elastic Beam

BEAM4 - 3-D Elastic Beam

SOLID5 - 3-D Coupled-Field Solid

COMBIN7 - Revolute Joint

LINK8 - 3-D Spar (or Truss)

INFIN9 - 2-D Infinite Boundary

LINK10 - Tension-only or Compression-only Spar

LINK11 - Linear Actuator

CONTAC12 - 2-D Point-to-Point Contact

PLANE13 - 2-D Coupled-Field Solid

COMBIN14 - Spring-Damper

PIPE16 - Elastic Straight Pipe

PIPE17 - Elastic Pipe Tee

PIPE18 - Elastic Curved Pipe

PIPE20 - Plastic Straight Thin-Walled Pipe

MASS21 - Structural Mass

BEAM23 - 2-D Plastic Beam

BEAM24 - 3-D Thin-walled Beam

PLANE25 - Axisymmetric-Harmonic 4-Node Structural Solid

MATRIX27 - Stiffness, Damping, or Mass Matrix

SHELL28 - Shear/Twist Panel

FLUID29 - 2-D Axisymmetric Harmonic Acoustic Fluid

FLUID30 - 3-D Acoustic Fluid

LINK31 - Radiation Link

LINK32 - 2-D Conduction Bar

LINK33 - 3-D Conduction Bar

LINK34 - Convection Link

PLANE35 - 2-D 6-Node Triangular Thermal Solid

SOURC36 - Current Source

COMBIN37 - Control

FLUID38 - Dynamic Fluid Coupling

COMBIN39 - Nonlinear Spring

COMBIN40 - Combination

SHELL41 - Membrane Shell

PLANE42 - 2-D Structural Solid

SHELL43 - 4-Node Plastic Large Strain Shell

BEAM44 - 3-D Elastic Tapered Unsymmetric Beam

SOLID45 - 3-D Structural Solid

SOLID46 - 3-D 8-Node Layered Structural Solid

INFIN47 - 3-D Infinite Boundary

MATRIX50 - Superelement (or Substructure)

CONTAC52 - 3-D Point-to-Point Contact

PLANE53 - 2-D 8-Node Magnetic Solid

BEAM54 - 2-D Elastic Tapered Unsymmetric Beam

PLANE55 - 2-D Thermal Solid

SHELL57 - Thermal Shell

PIPE59 - Immersed Pipe or Cable

PIPE60 - Plastic Curved Thin-Walled Pipe

SHELL61 - Axisymmetric-Harmonic Structural Shell

SOLID62 - 3-D Magneto-Structural Solid

SHELL63 - Elastic Shell

SOLID65 - 3-D Reinforced Concrete Solid

PLANE67 - 2-D Coupled Thermal-Electric Solid

LINK68 - Coupled Thermal-Electric Line

SOLID69 - 3-D Coupled Thermal-Electric Solid

SOLID70 - 3-D Thermal Solid

MASS71 - Thermal Mass

PLANE75 - Axisymmetric-Harmonic 4-Node Thermal Solid

PLANE77 - 2-D 8-Node Thermal Solid

PLANE78 - Axisymmetric-Harmonic 8-Node Thermal Solid

FLUID79 - 2-D Contained Fluid

FLUID80 - 3-D Contained Fluid

FLUID81 - Axisymmetric-Harmonic Contained Fluid

PLANE82 - 2-D 8-Node Structural Solid

PLANE83 - Axisymmetric-Harmonic 8-Node Structural Solid

SOLID87 - 3-D 10-Node Tetrahedral Thermal Solid

VISCO88 - 2-D 8-Node Viscoelastic Solid

VISCO89 - 3-D 20-Node Viscoelastic Solid

SOLID90 - 3-D 20-Node Thermal Solid

SHELL91 - Nonlinear Layered Structural Shell

SOLID92 - 3-D 10-Node Tetrahedral Structural Solid

SHELL93 - 8-Node Structural Shell

CIRCU94 - Piezoelectric Circuit

SOLID95 - 3-D 20-Node Structural Solid

SOLID96 - 3-D Magnetic Scalar Solid

SOLID97 - 3-D Magnetic Solid

SOLID98 - Tetrahedral Coupled-Field Solid

SHELL99 - Linear Layered Structural Shell

VISCO106 - 2-D 4-Node Viscoplastic Solid

VISCO107 - 3-D 8-Node Viscoplastic Solid

VISCO108 - 2-D 8-Node Viscoplastic Solid

TRANS109 - 2-D Electromechanical Transducer

INFIN110 - 2-D Infinite Solid

INFIN111 - 3-D Infinite Solid

INTER115 - 3-D Magnetic Interface

FLUID116 - Coupled Thermal-Fluid Pipe

SOLID117 - 3-D 20-Node Magnetic Solid

HF118 - 2-D High-Frequency Quadrilateral Solid

HF119 - 3-D High-Frequency Tetrahedral Solid

HF120 - 3-D High-Frequency Brick Solid

PLANE121 - 2-D 8-Node Electrostatic Solid

SOLID122 - 3-D 20-Node Electrostatic Solid

SOLID123 - 3-D 10-Node Tetrahedral Electrostatic Solid

CIRCU124 - Electric Circuit

CIRCU125 - Diode

TRANS126 - Electromechanical Transducer

SOLID127 - 3-D Tetrahedral Electrostatic Solid p-Element

SOLID128 - 3-D Brick Electrostatic Solid p-Element

FLUID129 - 2-D Infinite Acoustic

FLUID130 - 3-D Infinite Acoustic

SHELL131 - 4-Node Layered Thermal Shell

SHELL132 - 8-Node Layered Thermal Shell

FLUID136 - 3-D Squeeze Film Fluid Element

FLUID138 - 3-D Viscous Fluid Link Element

FLUID139 - 3-D Slide Film Fluid Element

FLUID141 - 2-D Fluid-Thermal

FLUID142 - 3-D Fluid-Thermal

ROM144 - Reduced Order Electrostatic-Structural

PLANE145 - 2-D Quadrilateral Structural Solid p-Element

PLANE146 - 2-D Triangular Structural Solid p-Element

SOLID147 - 3-D Brick Structural Solid p-Element

SOLID148 - 3-D Tetrahedral Structural Solid p-Element

SHELL150 - 8-Node Structural Shell p-Element

SURF151 - 2-D Thermal Surface Effect

SURF152 - 3-D Thermal Surface Effect

SURF153 - 2-D Structural Surface Effect

SURF154 - 3-D Structural Surface Effect

SURF156 - 3-D Structural Surface Line Load Effect

SHELL157 - Thermal-Electric Shell

LINK160 - Explicit 3-D Spar (or Truss)

BEAM161 - Explicit 3-D Beam

PLANE162 - Explicit 2-D Structural Solid

SHELL163 - Explicit Thin Structural Shell

SOLID164 - Explicit 3-D Structural Solid

COMBI165 - Explicit Spring-Damper

MASS166 - Explicit 3-D Structural Mass

LINK167 - Explicit Tension-Only Spar

SOLID168 - Explicit 3-D 10-Node Tetrahedral Structural Solid

TARGE169 - 2-D Target Segment

TARGE170 - 3-D Target Segment

CONTA171 - 2-D 2-Node Surface-to-Surface Contact

CONTA172 - 2-D 3-Node Surface-to-Surface Contact

CONTA173 - 3-D 4-Node Surface-to-Surface Contact

CONTA174 - 3-D 8-Node Surface-to-Surface Contact

CONTA175 - 2-D/3-D Node-to-Surface Contact

CONTA176 - 3-D Line-to-Line Contact

CONTA177 - 3-D Line-to-Surface Contact

CONTA178 - 3-D Node-to-Node Contact

PRETS179 - Pretension

LINK180 - 3-D Finite Strain Spar (or Truss)

SHELL181 - 4-Node Finite Strain Shell

PLANE182 - 2-D 4-Node Structural Solid

PLANE183 - 2-D 8-Node or 6-Node Structural Solid

MPC184 - Multipoint Constraint Element

MPC184-Link/Beam - Multipoint Constraint Element: Rigid Link or Rigid Beam

MPC184-Slider - Multipoint Constraint Element: Slider

MPC184-Revolute - Multipoint Constraint Element: Revolute Joint

MPC184-Universal - Multipoint Constraint Element: Universal Joint

MPC184-Slot - Multipoint Constraint Element: Slot Joint

MPC184-Point - Multipoint Constraint Element: Point-in-plane Joint

MPC184-Translational - Multipoint Constraint Element: Translational Joint

MPC184-Cylindrical - Multipoint Constraint Element: Cylindrical Joint

MPC184-Planar - Multipoint Constraint Element: Planar Joint

MPC184-Weld - Multipoint Constraint Element: Weld Joint

MPC184-Orient - Multipoint Constraint Element: Orient Joint

MPC184-Spherical - Multipoint Constraint Element: Spherical Joint

MPC184-General - Multipoint Constraint Element: General Joint

SOLID185 - 3-D 8-Node Structural Solid or Layered Solid

SOLID186 - 3-D 20-Node Structural Solid or Layered Solid

SOLID187 - 3-D 10-Node Tetrahedral Structural Solid

BEAM188 - 3-D Linear Finite Strain Beam

BEAM189 - 3-D Quadratic Finite Strain Beam

SOLSH190 - 3-D 8-Node Layered Solid Shell

SOLID191 - 3-D 20-Node Layered Structural Solid

INTER192 - 2-D 4-Node Gasket

INTER193 - 2-D 6-Node Gasket

INTER194 - 3-D 16-Node Gasket

INTER195 - 3-D 8-Node Gasket

MESH200 - Meshing Facet

FOLLW201 - Follower Load

INTER202 - 2-D 4-Node Cohesive Zone

INTER203 - 2-D 6-Node Cohesive Zone

INTER204 - 3-D 16-Node Cohesive Zone

INTER205 - 3-D 8-Node Cohesive Zone

SHELL208 - 2-Node Finite Strain Axisymmetric Shell

SHELL209 - 3-Node Finite Strain Axisymmetric Shell

COMBI214 - 2-D Spring-Damper Bearing

PLANE223 - 2-D 8-Node Coupled-Field Solid

SOLID226 - 3-D 20-Node Coupled-Field Solid

SOLID227 - 3-D 10-Node Coupled-Field Solid

PLANE230 - 2-D 8-Node Electric Solid

SOLID231 - 3-D 20-Node Electric Solid

SOLID232 - 3-D 10-Node Tetrahedral Electric Solid

SURF251 - 2-D Radiosity Surface

SURF252 - 3-D Thermal Radiosity Surface

REINF265 - 3-D Smeared Reinforcing

SHELL281 - 8-Node Finite Strain Shell