List of Elements and Physical Properties

This section provides a summary of the elements used in the Finite Element Modeling workbench and the physical properties that are associated with those elements.

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Elements
Physical Properties
The following table contains the name of a finite element, the type of this element, the physical property that is associated with this element and finally, the mesh connectivity of this element.
Name of the Finite Element Physical Property Mesh Connectivity
Surface Elements
Linear Triangle Shell Property

Membrane Property

 TR3
Parabolic Triangle Shell Property

Membrane Property

 TR6
Linear Quadrangle Shell Property

Membrane Property

Shear Panel Property

 QD4
Parabolic Quadrangle Shell Property

Membrane Property

 QD8
Solid Elements
Linear Tetrahedron Solid Property TE4
Parabolic Tetrahedron Solid Property TE10
Linear Pentahedron Solid Property WE6
Parabolic Pentahedron Solid Property WE15
Linear Hexahedron Solid Property HE8
Parabolic Hexahedron Solid Property HE20
Lineic Elements
Beam Beam Property BAR
Linear Bar Bar Property BAR
Parabolic Bar Bar Property BAR
Spring Spring Property BAR
Coincident Rigid Body Motion Property BAR
Contact Rod Contact Property BAR
Tightening Beam Tightening Property BAR
Periodic Condition Periodic Property BAR
Rigid Beam Rigid Body Motion Property BAR
Spider Elements
Rigid Spider Rigid Body Motion Property SPIDER
Smooth Spider Smooth Body Motion Property SPIDER
Join Elements
Fastened Join Smooth Body Motion Property SPIDER
Slider Join Slider Property SPIDER
Contact Join Contact Property SPIDER
Tightening Join Tightening Property SPIDER
Fitting Join Pressure Fitting Property SPIDER