Introduction to Building a Model

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There are many aspects to building a finite element analysis model. In several cases, the forms used to create the finite element data are dependent on the selected analysis type. Other parts of the model are created using standard forms.

Under Preferences on the Patran main form is a selection for Analysis Settings. Analysis Settings defines the intended analysis code which is to be used for this mode.

The specified code may be changed at any time during model creation. As much data as possible will be converted if the analysis code is changed after the modeling process has already begun. The setting of this option defines what will be presented in several areas during the subsequent modeling steps.

These areas include the material and element libraries (including multi-point constraints), the applicable loads and boundary conditions, and the analysis forms. The selected Analysis Type may also affect the allowable selections in these same areas. For more details, see Analysis Codes (p. 434) in the Patran Reference Manual.

The following tables summarize all the ABAQUS commands supported by the Patran ABAQUS Preference Guide. The tables indicate where in this guide you can find more information on how the commands are supported

Table 2‑1
History Definition Options	Command	Patran Interface to ABAQUS Preference Guide Page No.	ABAQUS/ Standard Section #
Initial Options	∗HEADING	• p. 334				7.2.1
Node Definition	∗NODE	• p. 18				7.3.6
∗NSET	• p. 18				7.3.8
∗TRANSFORM	• p. 16				7.3.11
Element Definition	∗ELEMENT	• p. 19				7.4.2
∗ELSET	• p. 328				7.4.2
∗RIGID SURFACE	• p. 154,	p. 155,	p. 156	p. 261	7.4.7
∗SLIDE LINE	• p. 147				7.4.8
Property Definition	∗BEAM GENERAL SECTION	• p. 106,	p. 113,	p. 121		7.5.2
	∗BEAM SECTION	• p. 108,	p. 115 to p. 119,	7.5.3
	*CENTROID	• p. 114				7.5.2
	∗DASHPOT	• p. 100,	p. 101,	p. 128 to p. 131	7.5.5
	∗FRICTION	• p. 102 to p. 104,	p. 132,	p. 133,	7.5.7
	• p. 136 to p. 145,	p. 148 to p. 152
	• p. 255 to p. 259,	p. 289
Property Definition (continued)	∗GAP	• p. 132,	p. 133,	p. 294,	p. 298	7.5.8
• p. 300
GAP CONDUCTANCE GAP RADIATION	• p. 294,	p. 298,	p. 300
	∗HOURGLASS STIFFNESS	• p. 232,	p. 235,	p. 238,	p. 241,	7.5.13
	• p. 244,	p. 246,	p. 248,	p. 251,
	• p. 252,	p. 254,	p. 287
	∗INTERFACE	• p. 102,	p. 104,	p. 136,	p. 138,	7.5.14
• p. 140,	p. 142,	p. 145,	p. 148,
• p. 150,	p. 152,	p. 255,	p. 257,
• p. 259,	p. 289,	p. 294,	p. 298,
• p. 300
	∗MASS	• p. 96				7.5.17
	∗ROTARY INERTIA	• p. 97				7.5.18
	∗SHELL GENERAL SECTION	• p. 238,	p. 241,	p. 246		7.5.19
	∗SHELL SECTION	• p. 80,	p. 134,	p. 135,	p. 232,	7.5.20
	• p. 234,	p. 235,	p. 237,	p. 244,
	• p. 292,	p. 293,	p. 295,	p. 296
	∗SOLID SECTION	• p. 123,	p. 248,	p. 251,	p. 252,	7.5.21
		• p. 254,	p. 287,	p. 291,	p. 297,
		• p. 299
	∗SPRING	• p. 98,	p. 99,	p. 124 to p. 127
	∗SURFACE CONTACT	• p. 103,	p. 136,	p. 255,	p. 257,	7.5.26
		• p. 259,	p. 289
	∗TRANSVERSE SHEAR STIFFNESS	• p. 107,	p. 108,	p. 110,	p. 113,	7.5.27
	• p. 115,	p. 119,	p. 121,	p. 232,
	• p. 234,	p. 235,	p. 237,	p. 238,
	• p. 241,	p. 244,	p. 246
Material Definition	∗MATERIAL	• p. 44				7.6.2
	∗CAP HARDENING	• p. 69				7.6.4
	∗COMBINED TEST DATA	• p. 69
	∗CAP PLASTICITY	• p. 69				7.6.5
	∗CONDUCTIVITY	• p. 77,	p. 78,	p. 79		7.6.8
	∗CREEP	• p. 70,	p. 71			7.6.9
	∗DAMPING	• p. 49,	p. 72 to p. 75		7.6.11
	∗DEFORMATION PLASTICITY	• p. 64				7.6.12
	∗DENSITY	p. 49 to p. 59,	p. 72 to p. 79	7.6.13
Material Definition (continued)	∗DRUCKER-PRAGER	• p. 69				7.6.16
∗ELASTIC	• p. 49,	p. 72,	p. 73,	p. 74,	7.6.17
• p. 75
	∗EXPANSION	p. 49 to p. 59,	p. 72 to p. 79	7.6.18
	∗HYPERELASTIC	p. 51 to p. 56			7.6.22
	∗HYPERFOAM	• p. 57,	p. 59			7.6.23
	∗LATENT HEAT	• p. 57,	p. 59			7.6.27
	∗NO COMPRESSION	• p. 57,	p. 59			7.6.29
	∗NO TENSION	• p. 57,	p. 59			7.6.30
	∗PLANAR TEST DATA	• p. 69
	∗PLASTIC	• p. 65,	p. 66,	p. 67		7.6.34
	∗POTENTIAL	• p. 65 to p. 67,	p. 70,	p. 71	7.6.37
	∗RATE DEPENDENT	• p. 65 to p. 68
	∗SHEAR TEST DATA	• p. 69
	∗SIMPLE SHEAR TEST DATA	• p. 69
	∗SPECIFIC HEAT	• p. 77,	p. 78,	p. 79		7.6.40
∗UNIAXIAL TEST DATA	• p. 69
	∗VISCOELASTIC	• p. 60,	p. 61,	p. 62,	p. 63	7.6.43
	∗VOLUMETRIC TEST DATA	• p. 69
	*YIELD	• p. 68				7.6.44
Material Orientation	∗ORIENTATION	• p. 80,	p. 232,	p. 234,	p. 235,	7.7.1
p. 237,	p. 238,	p. 241,	p. 244,
p. 246,	p. 248,	p. 251,	p. 287,
p. 295,	p. 296,	p. 297,	p. 299
Kinematic Constraints	∗BOUNDARY	• p. 313,	p. 317,	p. 318		9.5.1
∗EQUATION	• p. 24				7.8.3
∗MPC	• p. 25 to p. 42			7.8.4
Initial Conditions	∗INITIAL CONDITIONS	• p. 316,	p. 326			7.9.1
Restart Options	∗RESTART	• p. 332				7.10.1
Miscellaneous Model Options	∗AMPLITUDE	• p. 346				7.11.1
∗PSD-DEFINITION	• p. 378				7.11.3
	∗SPECTRUM	• p. 374				7.11.5
	∗WAVEFRONT MINIMIZATION	• p. 334				7.11.9

Table 2‑1

History Definition Options

Command

Patran Interface to ABAQUS Preference Guide
Page No.

ABAQUS/ Standard Section #

Initial Options

∗HEADING

• p. 334

7.2.1

Node Definition

∗NODE

• p. 18

7.3.6

∗NSET

• p. 18

7.3.8

∗TRANSFORM

• p. 16

7.3.11

Element Definition

∗ELEMENT

• p. 19

7.4.2

∗ELSET

• p. 328

7.4.2

∗RIGID SURFACE

• p. 154,

p. 155,

p. 156

p. 261

7.4.7

∗SLIDE LINE

• p. 147

7.4.8

Property Definition

∗BEAM GENERAL SECTION

• p. 106,

p. 113,

p. 121

7.5.2

∗BEAM SECTION

• p. 108,

p. 115 to p. 119,

7.5.3

*CENTROID

• p. 114

7.5.2

∗DASHPOT

• p. 100,

p. 101,

p. 128 to p. 131

7.5.5

∗FRICTION

• p. 102 to p. 104,

p. 132,

p. 133,

7.5.7

• p. 136 to p. 145,

p. 148 to p. 152

• p. 255 to p. 259,

p. 289

Property Definition
(continued)

∗GAP

• p. 132,

p. 133,

p. 294,

p. 298

7.5.8

• p. 300

*GAP CONDUCTANCE
*GAP RADIATION

• p. 294,

p. 298,

p. 300

∗HOURGLASS STIFFNESS

• p. 232,

p. 235,

p. 238,

p. 241,

7.5.13

• p. 244,

• p. 252,

∗INTERFACE

• p. 102,

p. 104,

p. 136,

p. 138,

7.5.14

• p. 140,

• p. 150,

• p. 259,

• p. 300

∗MASS

• p. 96

7.5.17

∗ROTARY INERTIA

• p. 97

7.5.18

∗SHELL GENERAL SECTION

• p. 238,

p. 241,

p. 246

7.5.19

∗SHELL SECTION

• p. 80,

p. 134,

p. 135,

p. 232,

7.5.20

• p. 234,

• p. 292,

∗SOLID SECTION

• p. 123,

p. 248,

p. 251,

p. 252,

7.5.21

• p. 254,

p. 287,

p. 291,

p. 297,

• p. 299

∗SPRING

• p. 98,

p. 99,

p. 124 to p. 127

∗SURFACE CONTACT

• p. 103,

p. 136,

p. 255,

p. 257,

7.5.26

• p. 259,

p. 289

∗TRANSVERSE SHEAR STIFFNESS

• p. 107,

p. 108,

p. 110,

p. 113,

7.5.27

• p. 115,

• p. 234,

• p. 241,

Material Definition

∗MATERIAL

• p. 44

7.6.2

∗CAP HARDENING

• p. 69

7.6.4

∗COMBINED TEST DATA

• p. 69

∗CAP PLASTICITY

• p. 69

7.6.5

∗CONDUCTIVITY

• p. 77,

p. 78,

p. 79

7.6.8

∗CREEP

• p. 70,

p. 71

7.6.9

∗DAMPING

• p. 49,

p. 72 to p. 75

7.6.11

∗DEFORMATION PLASTICITY

• p. 64

7.6.12

∗DENSITY

p. 49 to p. 59,

p. 72 to p. 79

7.6.13

Material Definition
(continued)

∗DRUCKER-PRAGER

• p. 69

7.6.16

∗ELASTIC

• p. 49,

p. 72,

p. 73,

p. 74,

7.6.17

• p. 75

∗EXPANSION

p. 49 to p. 59,

p. 72 to p. 79

7.6.18

∗HYPERELASTIC

p. 51 to p. 56

7.6.22

∗HYPERFOAM

• p. 57,

p. 59

7.6.23

∗LATENT HEAT

• p. 57,

p. 59

7.6.27

∗NO COMPRESSION

• p. 57,

p. 59

7.6.29

∗NO TENSION

• p. 57,

p. 59

7.6.30

∗PLANAR TEST DATA

• p. 69

∗PLASTIC

• p. 65,

p. 66,

p. 67

7.6.34

∗POTENTIAL

• p. 65 to p. 67,

p. 70,

p. 71

7.6.37

∗RATE DEPENDENT

• p. 65 to p. 68

∗SHEAR TEST DATA

• p. 69

∗SIMPLE SHEAR TEST DATA

• p. 69

∗SPECIFIC HEAT

• p. 77,

p. 78,

p. 79

7.6.40

∗UNIAXIAL TEST DATA

• p. 69

∗VISCOELASTIC

• p. 60,

p. 61,

p. 62,

p. 63

7.6.43

∗VOLUMETRIC TEST DATA

• p. 69

*YIELD

• p. 68

7.6.44

Material Orientation

∗ORIENTATION

• p. 80,

7.7.1

Kinematic Constraints

∗BOUNDARY

• p. 313,

p. 317,

p. 318

9.5.1

∗EQUATION

• p. 24

7.8.3

∗MPC

• p. 25 to p. 42

7.8.4

Initial Conditions

∗INITIAL CONDITIONS

• p. 316,

p. 326

7.9.1

Restart Options

∗RESTART

• p. 332

7.10.1

Miscellaneous Model Options

∗AMPLITUDE

• p. 346

7.11.1

∗PSD-DEFINITION

• p. 378

7.11.3

∗SPECTRUM

• p. 374

7.11.5

∗WAVEFRONT MINIMIZATION

• p. 334

7.11.9

Table 2‑2
History Definition Options	Command	Patran Interface to ABAQUS Preference Guide Page No.	ABAQUS/ Standard Section No.
Step Initialization/ Termination	*STEP	• p. 336,	p. 346,	p. 382,	p. 386,	9.2.1
p. 390,	p. 394,	p. 402
	∗END STEP	• p. 336				9.2.2
Procedure Definition	∗BUCKLE	• p. 349				9.3.2
	∗DYNAMIC	• p. 352,	p. 386			9.3.4
	∗FREQUENCY	• p. 359,	p. 366,	p. 374,	p. 377	9.3.5
	∗HEAT TRANSFER	• p. 401,	p. 402			9.3.7
	∗MODAL DYNAMIC	• p. 359				9.3.8
	∗RANDOM RESPONSE	• p. 377				9.3.9
	∗RESPONSE SPECTRUM	• p. 374				9.3.10
	∗STATIC	• p. 382				9.3.12
	∗STEADY STATE DYNAMICS	• p. 366,	p. 370			9.3.13
	∗VISCO	• p. 390,	p. 394			9.3.15
Loading Definition	∗BASE MOTION	• p. 359,	p. 365,	p. 366		9.4.2
	∗CFLUX	• p. 325				9.4.4
	∗CLOAD	• p. 313				9.4.5
	∗DFLUX	• p. 325				9.4.9
	∗DLOAD	• p. 314,	p. 316			9.4.10
	∗FILM	• p. 324				9.4.12
	∗TEMPERATURE	• p. 314				9.4.18
Prescribed Boundary Conditions	∗BOUNDARY	• p. 318				9.5.1
Miscellaneous History Options	∗CORRELATION	• p. 377				9.4.6
∗MODAL DAMPING	• p. 359 to p. 364			9.6.6
Print Definition	∗EL PRINT	• p. 338				9.8.2
∗ENERGY PRINT	• p. 338				9.8.3
∗MODAL PRINT	• p. 338				9.8.4
∗NODE PRINT	• p. 338				9.8.6
∗PRINT	• p. 338				9.8.7
File Output Definition	∗EL FILE	• p. 338				9.9.2
∗ELEMENT MATRIX OUTPUT	• p. 338
∗ENERGY FILE	• p. 338				9.9.3
FILE FORMAT	• p. 338				9.9.4
∗MODAL FILE	• p. 338				9.9.5
∗NODE FILE	• p. 338				9.9.6
∗PREPRINT	• p. 338

Table 2‑2

History Definition Options

Command

Patran Interface to ABAQUS Preference Guide
Page No.

ABAQUS/ Standard Section No.

Step Initialization/
Termination

*STEP

• p. 336,

9.2.1

∗END STEP

• p. 336

9.2.2

Procedure Definition

∗BUCKLE

• p. 349

9.3.2

∗DYNAMIC

• p. 352,

p. 386

9.3.4

∗FREQUENCY

• p. 359,

p. 366,

p. 374,

p. 377

9.3.5

∗HEAT TRANSFER

• p. 401,

p. 402

9.3.7

∗MODAL DYNAMIC

• p. 359

9.3.8

∗RANDOM RESPONSE

• p. 377

9.3.9

∗RESPONSE SPECTRUM

• p. 374

9.3.10

∗STATIC

• p. 382

9.3.12

∗STEADY STATE DYNAMICS

• p. 366,

p. 370

9.3.13

∗VISCO

• p. 390,

p. 394

9.3.15

Loading Definition

∗BASE MOTION

• p. 359,

p. 365,

p. 366

9.4.2

∗CFLUX

• p. 325

9.4.4

∗CLOAD

• p. 313

9.4.5

∗DFLUX

• p. 325

9.4.9

∗DLOAD

• p. 314,

p. 316

9.4.10

∗FILM

• p. 324

9.4.12

∗TEMPERATURE

• p. 314

9.4.18

Prescribed Boundary Conditions

∗BOUNDARY

• p. 318

9.5.1

Miscellaneous History Options

∗CORRELATION

• p. 377

9.4.6

∗MODAL DAMPING

• p. 359 to p. 364

9.6.6

Print Definition

∗EL PRINT

• p. 338

9.8.2

∗ENERGY PRINT

• p. 338

9.8.3

∗MODAL PRINT

• p. 338

9.8.4

∗NODE PRINT

• p. 338

9.8.6

∗PRINT

• p. 338

9.8.7

File Output Definition

∗EL FILE

• p. 338

9.9.2

∗ELEMENT MATRIX OUTPUT

• p. 338

∗ENERGY FILE

• p. 338

9.9.3

FILE FORMAT

• p. 338

9.9.4

∗MODAL FILE

• p. 338

9.9.5

∗NODE FILE

• p. 338

9.9.6

∗PREPRINT

• p. 338

Table 2‑3
Element Types	Patran ABAQUS Preference Guide Page No.
Stress-Displacement Elements
Beam Elements
Two-dimensional	B21 B21H B22	B22H B23 B23H		• p. 106,	p. 108
Three-dimensional	B31 B31H B32 B32H	B33 B33H B34		• p. 113,	p. 115,	p. 119
Three-dimensional Open Section	B31OS B31OSH	B32OS B32OSH		• p. 121
Stress-Displacement Elements
Beam Elements
One-dimensional	C1D2 C1D2H	C1D3 C1D3H		• p. 123
Axisymmetric	CAX3 CAX3H CAX4 CAX4H CAX4I CAX4IH	CAX4R CAX4RH CAX6 CAX6H	CAX8 CAX8H CAX8R CAX8RH	• p. 252
Axisymmetric with twist	CGAX3 CGAX3H CGAX4 CGAX4H CGAX4R CGAX4RH	CGAX6 CGAX6H CGAX8 CGAX8H CGAX8R CGAX8RH		• p. 253
Plane Strain	CPE3 CPE3H CPE4 CPE4H CPE4I CPE4IH	CPE4R CPE4RH CPE6 CPE6H CPE6M CPE6MH	CPE8 CPE8H CPE8R CPE8RH	• p. 248
Generalized Plane Strain	CGPE5 CGPE5H CGPE6 CGPE6H CGPE6I CGPE6IH CGPE6R	CGPE6RH CGPE8 CGPE8H CGPE10 CGPE10H CGPE10R CGPE10RH		• p. 249
Plane Stress	CPS3 CPS4 CPS4I CPS4R	CPS6 CPS6M CPS8 CPS8R		• p. 251
Stress-Displacement Elements
Beam Elements
Three-dimensional	C3D4 C3D4H C3D6 C3D6H C3D8 C3D8H C3D8I C3D8IH C3D8R C3D8RH	C3D10 C3D10HC3D10M C3D10MH C3D15 C3D15H C3D20 C3D20H C3D20R C3D20RH	C3D27 C3D27H C3D27R C3D27RH	• p. 287
Membrane Elements
Membrane Elements	M3D3 M3D4 M3D4R M3D6	M3D8 M3D8R M3D9 M3D9R		• p. 254
Stress-Displacement Elements
Shell Elements
Shell	S3RF	S4RF		• p. 244,	p. 246
S4R	STRI3		• p. 235,	p. 237,	p. 241
S4R5	S9R5		• p. 232,	p. 234,	p. 238
S8R	• p. 40,	p. 41,	p. 235,
p. 237,	p. 241
S8R5	• p. 40,	p. 41,	p. 232,
p. 234,	p. 238
STRI35	• p. 232,	p. 234,	p. 238
STRI65	• p. 232,	p. 234,	p. 235,
p. 237,	p. 238,	p. 241
Special Elements
Axisymmetric	SAX1	SAX2		• p. 134,	p. 135
Elbow Elements
Elbow Elements	ELBOW31 ELBOW31B	ELBOW31C ELBOW32		• p. 117
Spring Elements
Spring Elements	SPRING1			• p. 98,	p. 99
SPRING2			• p. 125,	p. 127
SPRINGA			• p. 124,	p. 126
Dashpot Elements
Dashpot Elements	DASHPOT1			• p. 100
	DASHPOT2			• p. 101,	p. 129,	p. 131
	DASHPOTA			• p. 128,	p. 130
Mass Element
Mass Element	MASS			• p. 96
Rotary Inertia Element
Rotary Inertia Element	ROTARY1			• p. 97
Special Elements
Gap Elements
Gap Elements	GAPCYL			• p. 132
	GAPSPHER			• p. 133
	GAPUNI			• p. 132
Small Sliding Contact Elements
Interface	INTER1			• p. 136
	INTER2	INTER3		• p. 255
	INTER4 INTER8	INTER9		• p. 289
Axisymmetric	INTER2A	INTER3A		• p. 257
Rigid Surface Contact Elements
Rigid Surface	IRS3 IRS4	IRS9		• p. 259
	IRS12			• p. 102
	IRS13			• p. 104
	IRS21	IRS22		• p. 148
	IRS31	IRS32		• p. 152
Axisymmetric	IRS21A	IRS22A		• p. 150
Slide Line Contact Elements
Two-dimensional	ISL21	ISL22		• p. 138,	p. 147
Three-dimensional	ISL31	ISL32		• p. 142,	p. 147
Axisymmetric	ISL21A	ISL22A		• p. 140,	p. 147
ISL31A	ISL32A		• p. 145,	p. 147
Heat Transfer Elements
Heat Transfer Elements
Axisymmetric	DCAX3 DCAX4	DCAX6 DCAX8		• p. 297
Axisymmetric Convection/Diffusion	DCCAX2	DCCAX2D
DCCAX4	DCCAX4D		• p. 297
One-dimensional	DC1D2	DC1D3		• p. 291
Heat Transfer Elements
Heat Transfer Elements
Two-dimensional	DC2D3 DC2D4	DC2D6 DC2D8		• p. 297
Two-dimensional Convection/Diffusion	DCC2D4 DCC2D4D			• p. 297
Three-dimensional	DC3D4 DC3D6 DC3D8	DC3D10 DC3D15 DC3D20		• p. 299
Three-dimensional Convection/Diffusion	DCC3D8	DCC3D8D		• p. 299
Interface Elements	DINTER1			• p. 294
DINTER2	DINTER3		• p. 298
DINTER4	DINTER8		• p. 300
Interface Elements, Axisymmetric	DINTER2A DINTER3A			• p. 298
Shell Elements	DS4 DS8			• p. 295,	p. 296
Shell Elements, Axisymmetric	DSAX1 DSAX2			• p. 292,	p. 293

Table 2‑3

Element Types

Patran ABAQUS Preference Guide Page No.

Stress-Displacement Elements

Beam Elements

Two-dimensional

B21
B21H
B22

B22H
B23
B23H

• p. 106,

p. 108

Three-dimensional

B31
B31H
B32
B32H

B33
B33H
B34

• p. 113,

p. 115,

p. 119

Three-dimensional Open Section

B31OS
B31OSH

B32OS
B32OSH

• p. 121

Stress-Displacement Elements

Beam Elements

One-dimensional

C1D2
C1D2H

C1D3
C1D3H

• p. 123

Axisymmetric

CAX3
CAX3H
CAX4
CAX4H
CAX4I
CAX4IH

CAX4R
CAX4RH
CAX6
CAX6H

CAX8
CAX8H

CAX8R

CAX8RH

• p. 252

Axisymmetric with twist

CGAX3
CGAX3H
CGAX4
CGAX4H
CGAX4R
CGAX4RH

CGAX6
CGAX6H
CGAX8
CGAX8H
CGAX8R
CGAX8RH

• p. 253

Plane Strain

CPE3
CPE3H
CPE4
CPE4H
CPE4I
CPE4IH

CPE4R
CPE4RH
CPE6
CPE6H
CPE6M
CPE6MH

CPE8
CPE8H

CPE8R

CPE8RH

• p. 248

Generalized Plane Strain

CGPE5
CGPE5H
CGPE6
CGPE6H
CGPE6I
CGPE6IH
CGPE6R

CGPE6RH
CGPE8
CGPE8H
CGPE10
CGPE10H
CGPE10R
CGPE10RH

• p. 249

Plane Stress

CPS3

CPS4

CPS4I

CPS4R

CPS6

CPS6M

CPS8

CPS8R

• p. 251

Stress-Displacement Elements

Beam Elements

Three-dimensional

C3D4

C3D4H

C3D6

C3D6H

C3D8

C3D8H

C3D8I

C3D8IH

C3D8R

C3D8RH

C3D10

C3D10HC3D10M

C3D10MH

C3D15

C3D15H

C3D20

C3D20H

C3D20R

C3D20RH

C3D27

C3D27H

C3D27R

C3D27RH

• p. 287

Membrane Elements

M3D3

M3D4

M3D4R

M3D6

M3D8

M3D8R

M3D9

M3D9R

• p. 254

Stress-Displacement Elements

Shell Elements

Shell

S3RF

S4RF

• p. 244,

p. 246

S4R

STRI3

• p. 235,

p. 237,

p. 241

S4R5

S9R5

• p. 232,

p. 234,

p. 238

S8R

• p. 40,

S8R5

• p. 40,

STRI35

• p. 232,

p. 234,

p. 238

STRI65

• p. 232,

Special Elements

Axisymmetric

SAX1

SAX2

• p. 134,

p. 135

Elbow Elements

ELBOW31

ELBOW31B

ELBOW31C

ELBOW32

• p. 117

Spring Elements

SPRING1

• p. 98,

p. 99

SPRING2

• p. 125,

p. 127

SPRINGA

• p. 124,

p. 126

Dashpot Elements

DASHPOT1

• p. 100

DASHPOT2

• p. 101,

p. 129,

p. 131

DASHPOTA

• p. 128,

p. 130

Mass Element

MASS

• p. 96

Rotary Inertia Element

ROTARY1

• p. 97

Special Elements

Gap Elements

GAPCYL

• p. 132

GAPSPHER

• p. 133

GAPUNI

• p. 132

Small Sliding Contact Elements

Interface

INTER1

• p. 136

INTER2

INTER3

• p. 255

INTER4
INTER8

INTER9

• p. 289

Axisymmetric

INTER2A

INTER3A

• p. 257

Rigid Surface Contact Elements

Rigid Surface

IRS3
IRS4

IRS9

• p. 259

IRS12

• p. 102

IRS13

• p. 104

IRS21

IRS22

• p. 148

IRS31

IRS32

• p. 152

Axisymmetric

IRS21A

IRS22A

• p. 150

Slide Line Contact Elements

Two-dimensional

ISL21

ISL22

• p. 138,

p. 147

Three-dimensional

ISL31

ISL32

• p. 142,

p. 147

Axisymmetric

ISL21A

ISL22A

• p. 140,

p. 147

ISL31A

ISL32A

• p. 145,

p. 147

Heat Transfer Elements

Axisymmetric

DCAX3
DCAX4

DCAX6
DCAX8

• p. 297

Axisymmetric Convection/Diffusion

DCCAX2

DCCAX2D

DCCAX4

DCCAX4D

• p. 297

One-dimensional

DC1D2

DC1D3

• p. 291

Heat Transfer Elements

Two-dimensional

DC2D3
DC2D4

DC2D6
DC2D8

• p. 297

Two-dimensional Convection/Diffusion

DCC2D4
DCC2D4D

• p. 297

Three-dimensional

DC3D4
DC3D6
DC3D8

DC3D10
DC3D15
DC3D20

• p. 299

Three-dimensional Convection/Diffusion

DCC3D8

DCC3D8D

• p. 299

Interface Elements

DINTER1

• p. 294

DINTER2

DINTER3

• p. 298

DINTER4

DINTER8

• p. 300

Interface Elements, Axisymmetric

DINTER2A
DINTER3A

• p. 298

Shell Elements

DS4
DS8

• p. 295,

p. 296

Shell Elements,
Axisymmetric

DSAX1
DSAX2

• p. 292,

p. 293