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Patran contains three different beam element topologies: Bar2, Bar3 and Bar4.
General Data
Shape = Beam
Element dimensionality= 1
Number of corner nodes = 2
Number of edges = 1
Number of faces = 0
Number of face edges = 0
Specific Data ‑ Bar2
Element name = Bar2
Number of nodes = 2
Order = linear
Degenerate element name = <none>
Table 15‑1 Edge Number | Node 1 | Node 2 |
1 | 1 | 2 |
Table 15‑2 Node Number | Xi |
1 | -1.0 |
2 | 1.0 |
For more information, see
Bar2.
Specific Data ‑ Bar3
Element name = Bar3
Number of nodes = 3
Order = Quadratic
Degenerate element name = <none>
Table 15‑3 Edge Number | Node 1 | Node 2 | Node 3 |
1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Table 15‑4 Node Number | Xi |
1 | -1.0 |
2 | 1.0 |
3 | 0.0 |
For more information, see
Bar3.
Specific Data ‑ Bar4
Element name = Bar4
Number of nodes = 4
Order = Cubic
Degenerate element name = <none>
Table 15‑5 Edge Number | Node 1 | Node 2 | Node 3 | Node 4 |
1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Table 15‑6 Node Number | Xi |
1 | -1.0 |
2 | 1.0 |
3 | -1/3 |
4 | 1/3 |
For more information, see
Bar4.