Linear Pentahedron

Linear pentahedron (WE6) is a six-nodes solid element.

Related Topics
Solid Property
Attributes
Type solid element
Physical property Solid Property
Mesh connectivity WE6
Number of nodes 6
Degrees of freedom (per node) 3 (3 translations)
Type of behavior elastic



This element has four gauss points:

P1 (0,138 ; 0,138 ; 0,138)

P2 (0,138 ; 0,138 ; 0,585)

P3 (0,138 ; 0,585 ; 0,138)

P4 (0,585 ; 0,138 ; 0,138)

There are only three translations.