1. Discretization#

1.1. Degrees of freedom#

Modeling

Degrees of Freedom (at each vertex node)

AXIS, AXIS_DIAG, PLAN, PLAN_DIAG

TEMP: corresponds to the temperature

1.2. Support mesh for stiffness matrices#

The support cells of the finite elements can be triangles or quadrilaterals. The elements are iso-parametric.

Modeling

Mesh

Interpolation

Remarks

AXIS (_ DIAG) - PLAN (_ DIAG)

TRIA3

Linear

AXIS (_ DIAG) - PLAN (_ DIAG)

QUAD4

Linear

AXIS - PLAN

TRIA6

Quadratic

AXIS - PLAN

QUAD8

Serendip

AXIS - PLAN

QUAD9

Quadratic

1.3. Cargo support mesh#

Modeling

Mesh

Interpolation

Remarks

AXIS (_ DIAG) - PLAN (_ DIAG)

SEG2

Linear

AXIS - PLAN

SEG3

Quadratic