1. Discretization#
1.1. Degrees of freedom#
The degrees of freedom are, for each node of the support mesh, the six displacement components (three translations and three rotations).
+——————–+——————————————–+–+–+—+—+—++ |**Finished element**|**Degrees of freedom (at each vertex node)** | +--------------------+--------------------------------------------+--+--+---+---+---++ |POU_D_T_GD |DX |DY|DZ|DRX|DRY|DRZ|| +——————–+——————————————–+–+–+—+—+—++
1.2. Stiffness matrix support mesh#
Finite element support meshes, in displacement formulation, are segments with two nodes SEG2:
Modeling |
Mesh |
Finished Element |
Remarks |
POU_D_T_GD |
|
|