Users:General FEM Analysis/Elements Reference

This page provides a element reference overview. The following elements are implemented in Carat++:

• Solid elements (including material and geometrical nonlinearity):
  • SolidHexa1
  • SolidPenta1
  • SolidTetra1
  • Quad1

• Shell and Composite Elements (including geometrical nonlinearity)
  • Shell8
  • Shell9 (including composite formulation)
  • Shell10

• Membrane Elements (including material and geometrical nonlinearity):
  • Membrane1

• 1D Elements (including material and geometrical nonlinearity):
  • Truss1
  • Beam1

• Isogeometric Elements
  • SHELL_NURBS_KL