CPT Elements CPT212 2-D 4-Node Coupled Pore-Pressure Mechanical Solid 4 nodes 2-D space DOF: UX, UY, PRES CPT213 2-D 8-Node Coupled Pore-Pressure Mechanical Solid 8 nodes 2-D space DOF: UX, UY, PRES CPT215 3-D 8-Node Coupled Pore-Pressure Mechanical Solid 8 nodes 3-D space DOF: UX, UY, UZ, PRES
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Structural 3-D 3-Node Beam 3 nodes 3-D space DOF: UX, UY, UZ, ROTX, ROTY, ROTZ
CONTAC Elements
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Hale Waihona Puke PictorialsCOMBIN Elements COMBIN14 Combination Spring-Damper 2 nodes 3-D space DOF: UX, UY, UZ, ROTX, ROTY, ROTZ
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CONTA171 2-D 2-Node Surface-to-Surface Contact 2 nodes 2-D space DOF: UX, UY, TEMP, VOLT, AZ CONTA172 2-D 3-Node Surface-to-Surface Contact 3 nodes 2-D space DOF: UX, UY, TEMP, VOLT, AZ CONTA173 3-D 4-Node Surface-to-Surface Contact 4 nodes 3-D space DOF: UX, UY, UZ, TEMP, VOLT, MAG CONTA174 3-D 8-Node Surface-to-Surface Contact 8 nodes 3-D space DOF: UX, UY, UZ, TEMP, VOLT, MAG CONTA175 2-D/3-D Node-to-Surface Contact 1 node 2-D/3-D space DOF: UX, UY, UZ, TEMP, VOLT, AX, MAG CONTA176 3-D Line-to-Line Contact 3 nodes 3-D space
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DOF: UX, UY, UZ CONTA177 3-D Line-to-Surface Contact 3 nodes 3-D space DOF: UX, UY, UZ CONTA178 3-D Node-to-Node Contact 2 nodes 3-D space DOF: UX, UY, UZ
CIRCU Elements CIRCU94 Coupled-Field Piezoelectric Circuit 2 or 3 nodes 2-D space DOF: VOLT, CURR CIRCU124 Magnetic Electric Circuit 2-6 nodes 3-D space DOF: VOLT, CURR, EMF CIRCU125 Magnetic Electric Diode 2 nodes 3-D space DOF: VOLT
BEAM Elements BEAM161 Explicit 3-D Beam 3 nodes 3-D space DOF: UX, UY, UZ, ROTX, ROTY, ROTZ, VX, VY, AX, AY, AZ BEAM188 Structural 3-D 2-Node Beam 2 nodes 3-D space DOF: UX, UY, UZ, ROTX, ROTY, ROTZ BEAM189
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2.2. Summary of Element Types
The following tables show elements listed by group label in numerical order, along with a description and graphical representation for each. BEAM CIRCU COMBIN CONTAC CPT FLUID FOLLW HF HSFLD INFIN INTER LINK MASS MATRIX MESH MPC PIPE PLANE PRETS REINF ROM SHELL SOLID SOLSH SOURC SURF TARGE TRANS
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COMBIN37 Combination Control 4 nodes 3-D space DOF: UX, UY, UZ, ROTX, ROTY, ROTZ, PRES, TEMP COMBIN39 Combination Nonlinear Spring 2 nodes 3-D space DOF: UX, UY, UZ, ROTX, ROTY, ROTZ, PRES, TEMP COMBIN40 Combination 2 nodes 3-D space DOF: UX, UY, UZ, ROTX, ROTY, ROTZ, PRES, TEMP COMBI165 Explicit Dynamics Spring-Damper 2 nodes 3-D space DOF: UX, UY, UZ, ROTX, ROTY, ROTZ, VX, VY, VZ, AX, AV, AZ COMBI214 Combination Spring-Damper Bearing 2 nodes 2-D space DOF: UX, UY, UZ,