cee::ug::Element
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class Element
Class for a FEM element.
See the enumerator Type for all full listing of all supported element types with edge and surface description.
Public Types
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enum Type
List of supported element types.
Node, edge and face order is described for each element type.
Values:
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enumerator POINTS
Point element
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enumerator BEAMS
Beam element with 2 nodes.
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enumerator BEAMS_3
Higher order beam element with 2 nodes.
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enumerator TRIANGLES
Triangle shell element with 3 nodes.
edge nodes 1 1, 2 2 2, 3 3 3, 1
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enumerator TRIANGLES_6
Higher order triangle shell element with 6 nodes.
edge nodes 1 1, 2 2 2, 3 3 3, 1
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enumerator QUADS
Quad shell element with 4 nodes.
edge nodes | face nodes 1 1, 2 | 1 1, 2, 3, 4 2 2, 3 | 3 3, 4 | 4 4, 1 |
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enumerator QUADS_8
Higher order quad shell element with 8 nodes.
edge nodes | face nodes 1 1, 2 | 1 1, 5, 2, 6, 3, 7, 4, 8 2 2, 3 | 3 3, 4 | 4 4, 1 |
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enumerator QUADS_9
Higher order quad shell element with 9 nodes.
edge nodes | face nodes 1 1, 2 | 1 1, 5, 2, 6, 3, 7, 4, 8 2 2, 3 | 3 3, 4 | 4 4, 1 |
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enumerator TETRAHEDRONS
Tetrahedron volume element with 4 nodes.
edge nodes edge nodes | face nodes 1 1, 2 4 1, 4 | 1 1, 3, 2 2 2, 3 5 2, 4 | 2 1, 2, 4 3 3, 1 6 3, 4 | 3 2, 3, 4 | 4 1, 4, 3
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enumerator TETRAHEDRONS_10
Higher order tetrahedron volume element with 10 nodes.
edge nodes edge nodes | face nodes 1 1, 2 4 1, 4 | 1 1, 7, 3, 6, 2, 5 2 2, 3 5 2, 4 | 2 1, 5, 2, 9, 4, 8 3 3, 1 6 3, 4 | 3 2, 6, 3, 10, 4, 9 | 4 1, 8, 4, 10, 3, 7
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enumerator PYRAMIDS
Pyramid volume element with 5 nodes.
edge nodes edge nodes | face nodes 1 1, 2 5 1, 5 | 1 1, 4, 3, 2 2 2, 3 6 2, 5 | 2 1, 2, 5 3 3, 4 7 3, 5 | 3 2, 3, 5 4 4, 1 8 4, 5 | 4 3, 4, 5 | 5 1, 5, 4
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enumerator PYRAMIDS_13
Higher order pyramid volume element with 13 nodes.
edge nodes edge nodes | face nodes 1 1, 2 5 1, 5 | 1 1, 9, 4, 8, 3, 7, 2, 6 2 2, 3 6 2, 5 | 2 1, 6, 2, 11, 5, 10 3 3, 4 7 3, 5 | 3 2, 7, 3, 12, 5, 11 4 4, 1 8 4, 5 | 4 3, 8, 4, 13, 5, 12 | 5 1, 10, 5, 13, 4, 9
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enumerator PENTAHEDRONS
Pentahedron volume element (Wedge volume element) with 6 nodes.
edge nodes edge nodes | face nodes 1 1, 2 6 6, 4 | 1 1, 3, 2 2 2, 3 7 1, 4 | 2 4, 5, 6 3 3, 1 8 2, 5 | 3 1, 2, 5, 4 4 4, 5 9 3, 6 | 4 2, 3, 6, 5 5 5, 6 | 5 1, 4, 6, 3
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enumerator PENTAHEDRONS_15
Higher order pentahedron volume element with 15 nodes.
edge nodes edge nodes | face nodes 1 1, 2 6 6, 4 | 1 1, 9, 3, 8, 2, 7 2 2, 3 7 1, 4 | 2 4, 10, 5, 11, 6, 12 3 3, 1 8 2, 5 | 3 1, 7, 2, 14, 5, 10, 4, 13 4 4, 5 9 3, 6 | 4 2, 8, 3, 15, 6, 11, 5, 14 5 5, 6 | 5 1, 13, 4, 12, 6, 15, 3, 9
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enumerator HEXAHEDRONS
Hexahedron volume element with 8 nodes.
edge nodes edge nodes | face nodes 1 2, 6 7 6, 7 | 1 1, 4, 3, 2 2 1, 2 8 5, 6 | 2 5, 6, 7, 8 3 1, 5 9 5, 8 | 3 1, 2, 6, 5 4 1, 4 10 4, 8 | 4 2, 3, 7, 6 5 2, 3 11 7, 8 | 5 3, 4, 8, 7 6 3, 7 12 3, 4 | 6 1, 5, 8, 4
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enumerator HEXAHEDRONS_20
Higher order hexahedron volume element with 20 nodes.
edge nodes edge nodes | face nodes 1 2, 6 7 6, 7 | 1 1, 12, 4, 11, 3, 10, 2, 9 2 1, 2 8 5, 6 | 2 5, 13, 6, 14, 7, 15, 8, 16 3 1, 5 9 5, 8 | 3 1, 9, 2, 18, 6, 13, 5, 17 4 1, 4 10 4, 8 | 4 2, 10, 3, 19, 7, 14, 6, 18 5 2, 3 11 7, 8 | 5 3, 11, 4, 20, 8, 15, 7, 19 6 3, 7 12 3, 4 | 6 1, 17, 5, 16, 8, 20, 4, 12
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enumerator POLYHEDRONS
Polyhedron element
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enumerator NULL_ELEMENT
Null.
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enumerator POINTS
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enum Category
List of categories.
Values:
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enumerator CATEGORY_SOLID
Solid elements.
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enumerator CATEGORY_SHELL
Shell elements (in-plane stress, bending, shear)
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enumerator CATEGORY_MEMBRANE
Membrane elements - only in-plane stress.
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enumerator CATEGORY_BEAM
Beam elements - axial stress, bending, shear.
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enumerator CATEGORY_TRUSS
Truss elements, axial stress only.
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enumerator CATEGORY_INFINITE
Infinite element.
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enumerator CATEGORY_GAP
Gap element (point contact)
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enumerator CATEGORY_JOINT
Joint element.
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enumerator CATEGORY_SPRINGDASHPOT
Spring & dashpot element.
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enumerator CATEGORY_RIGID
Rigid element.
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enumerator CATEGORY_CONSTRAINT
Constraint element, multipoint constraint.
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enumerator CATEGORY_MASS
Mass element.
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enumerator CATEGORY_INTERFACE
Interface element - distributed contact, boundary conditions.
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enumerator CATEGORY_SUPER
Super elements.
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enumerator CATEGORY_UNDEFINED
Undefined elements.
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enumerator CATEGORY_SOLID
Public Static Functions
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static size_t nodesPerElement(Type elementType)
Returns number of element nodes for the specified element type.
Returns cee::UNDEFINED_SIZE_T for POLYHEDRON. Use DataElements::nodesPerElement(elementIndex) for polyhedrons
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static bool isVolumeElement(Type elementType)
Returns true if the element type is a volume element.
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static size_t surfacesPerElement(Type elementType)
Returns number of element surfaces for the specified element type.
Returns cee::UNDEFINED_SIZE_T for POLYHEDRON. Use DataElements::surfacesPerElement(elementIndex) for polyhedrons
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static std::vector<unsigned int> elementSurface(Type elementType, size_t surfaceIndex)
Returns the indices defining the element surface with index surfaceIndex of an element of type elementType.
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enum Type
