Element.quad4d
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The following article describes the use of the <tt>element.quad4d</tt> command. | The following article describes the use of the <tt>element.quad4d</tt> command. | ||
| − | This command defines a displacement based, | + | This command defines a displacement based, four-node bilinear quadrilateral, whose nodes |
are given in an anticlockwise manner as shown in the figure. | are given in an anticlockwise manner as shown in the figure. | ||
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| + | [[Image:Quad.png|thumb|The four-node quadrilateral.]] | ||
=Syntax= | =Syntax= | ||
| − | element.quad4d(id,dof<sub>1< | + | element.quad4d(id,dof<sub>1</sub>,dof<sub>2</sub>,dof<sub>3</sub>,dof<sub>4</sub>,mat) |
| − | + | where | |
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| − | |id || The elemental id | + | |id || The elemental id ||align="center"| integer ||align="center"|- |
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| − | |dof<sub>1-4< | + | |dof<sub>1-4</sub> || The elemental [[node|nodes]] ||align="center"| integer ||align="center"|- |
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| − | |mat || The element [[material]] | + | |mat || The element [[material]] ||align="center"| integer ||align="center"|- |
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Latest revision as of 22:12, 24 January 2007
The following article describes the use of the element.quad4d command. This command defines a displacement based, four-node bilinear quadrilateral, whose nodes are given in an anticlockwise manner as shown in the figure.
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[edit] Syntax
element.quad4d(id,dof1,dof2,dof3,dof4,mat)
where
| Parameter | description | type | default |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | The elemental id | integer | - |
| dof1-4 | The elemental nodes | integer | - |
| mat | The element material | integer | - |
[edit] Examples
element.quad4d(2,1,2,10,9,2)
[edit] Comments
Nodes and material must be already defined.
[edit] See also
- node module.
- material module.
- element module.
- User guide.
