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
  • Shell9 Composite
  • Shell10

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

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

• Isogeometric Elements
  • 2D Elements
    • Membrane
    • Membrane VaReS multiple
    • Membrane VaReS single
    • Plate Kirchhoff-Love
    • Plate RM
    • Rigid Mold
    • Shell KL
    • Shell KL (bendingstrip)
    • Shell KL (composite)
    • Shell RM
    • Surface Stabilization
  • 1D Elements
    • Beam 2D Bernoulli
    • Beam 3D Bernoulli
    • Cord 3D
  • BRep Elements
    • BRep Edge Beam
    • BRep Edge Cord
    • BRep Edge Coupling
    • BRep Edge Curve
    • BRep Edge Joint
    • BRep Point
    • Shell Stress Line
  • Solids
    • Solid