.. _U3.12.01:

**u3.12.01** Modelings DKT - DST - - Q4G - DKTG - Q4GG
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**Summary:**

This document describes for the DKT - DST - Q4G - Q4G - DKTG - Q4GG models:


* the degrees of freedom carried by the finite elements that support modeling,


* the related support meshes,


* the loads supported,


* non-linear possibilities,


* test cases implementing the models.

They can be used for three-dimensional plate problems [:external:ref:`R3.07.03 <R3.07.03>`] in linear mechanical analysis for all models and in non-linear material for DKT, DKTGet Q4GG models only. Their use for shell problems is commonly accepted considering that the plane of the element is similar to a facet tangent to the middle layer of the shell (attention, only plane facets are allowed).

Thermomechanical calculations are linked using the finite elements of thermal shells (see [:external:ref:`U3.22.01 <U3.22.01>`]).


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    Discr_tisation
    Affectation_des_caract_ristiques
    Chargements_support_s
    Possibilit_s_non-lin_aires
    Liste_des_cas_tests_disponibles