Universal Dataset Number: 2412
Name: Elements
Record 1: FORMAT(6I10)
Field 1 -- element label
Field 2 -- fe descriptor id
Field 3 -- physical property table number
Field 4 -- material property table number
Field 5 -- color
Field 6 -- number of nodes on element
Record 2: *** FOR NON-BEAM ELEMENTS ***
FORMAT(8I10)
Fields 1-n -- node labels defining element
Record 2: *** FOR BEAM ELEMENTS ONLY ***
FORMAT(3I10)
Field 1 -- beam orientation node number
Field 2 -- beam fore-end cross section number
Field 3 -- beam aft-end cross section number
Record 3: *** FOR BEAM ELEMENTS ONLY ***
FORMAT(8I10)
Fields 1-n -- node labels defining element
Records 1 and 2 are repeated for each non-beam element in the model.
Records 1 - 3 are repeated for each beam element in the model.
FE Descriptor Id11 Rod
21 Linear beam
22 Tapered beam
23 Curved beam
24 Parabolic beam
31 Straight pipe
32 Curved pipe
41 Plane Stress Linear Triangle
42 Plane Stress Parabolic Triangle
43 Plane Stress Cubic Triangle
44 Plane Stress Linear Quadrilateral
45 Plane Stress Parabolic Quadrilateral
46 Plane Strain Cubic Quadrilateral
51 Plane Strain Linear Triangle
52 Plane Strain Parabolic Triangle
53 Plane Strain Cubic Triangle
54 Plane Strain Linear Quadrilateral
55 Plane Strain Parabolic Quadrilateral
56 Plane Strain Cubic Quadrilateral
61 Plate Linear Triangle
62 Plate Parabolic Triangle
63 Plate Cubic Triangle
64 Plate Linear Quadrilateral
65 Plate Parabolic Quadrilateral
66 Plate Cubic Quadrilateral
71 Membrane Linear Quadrilateral
72 Membrane Parabolic Triangle
73 Membrane Cubic Triangle
74 Membrane Linear Triangle
75 Membrane Parabolic Quadrilateral
76 Membrane Cubic Quadrilateral
81 Axisymetric Solid Linear Triangle
82 Axisymetric Solid Parabolic Triangle
84 Axisymetric Solid Linear Quadrilateral
85 Axisymetric Solid Parabolic Quadrilateral
91 Thin Shell Linear Triangle
92 Thin Shell Parabolic Triangle
93 Thin Shell Cubic Triangle
94 Thin Shell Linear Quadrilateral
95 Thin Shell Parabolic Quadrilateral
96 Thin Shell Cubic Quadrilateral
101 Thick Shell Linear Wedge
102 Thick Shell Parabolic Wedge
103 Thick Shell Cubic Wedge
104 Thick Shell Linear Brick
105 Thick Shell Parabolic Brick
106 Thick Shell Cubic Brick
111 Solid Linear Tetrahedron
112 Solid Linear Wedge
113 Solid Parabolic Wedge
114 Solid Cubic Wedge
115 Solid Linear Brick
116 Solid Parabolic Brick
117 Solid Cubic Brick
118 Solid Parabolic Tetrahedron
121 Rigid Bar
122 Rigid Element
136 Node To Node Translational Spring
137 Node To Node Rotational Spring
138 Node To Ground Translational Spring
139 Node To Ground Rotational Spring
141 Node To Node Damper
142 Node To Ground Damper
151 Node To Node Gap
152 Node To Ground Gap
161 Lumped Mass
171 Axisymetric Linear Shell
172 Axisymetric Parabolic Shell
181 Constraint
191 Plastic Cold Runner
192 Plastic Hot Runner
193 Plastic Water Line
194 Plastic Fountain
195 Plastic Baffle
196 Plastic Rod Heater
201 Linear node-to-node interface
202 Linear edge-to-edge interface
203 Parabolic edge-to-edge interface
204 Linear face-to-face interface
208 Parabolic face-to-face interface
212 Linear axisymmetric interface
213 Parabolic axisymmetric interface
221 Linear rigid surface
222 Parabolic rigin surface
231 Axisymmetric linear rigid surface
232 Axisymmetric parabolic rigid surface