Ansys-element-reference-11.0

ElementsReferenceANSYSRelease11.0January2007ANSYS,Inc.andANSYSEurope,Ltd.areULregisteredISO9001:2000Companies.ANSYS,Inc.Southpointe275TechnologyDriveCanonsburg,[e-mail](T)724-746-3304(F)724-514-9494CopyrightandTrademarkInformation©2007SASIP,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Unauthorizeduse,distributionorduplicationisprohibited.ANSYS,ANSYSWorkbench,AUTODYN,CFX,FLUENTandanyandallANSYS,Inc.brand,product,serviceandfeaturenames,logosandslogansareregisteredtrademarksortrademarksofANSYS,Inc.oritssubsidiarieslocatedintheUnitedStatesorothercountries.ICEMCFDisatrademarkusedbyANSYS,Inc.underlicense.Allotherbrand,product,serviceandfeaturenamesortrademarksarethepropertyoftheirrespectiveowners.DisclaimerNoticeTHISANSYSSOFTWAREPRODUCTANDPROGRAMDOCUMENTATIONINCLUDETRADESECRETSANDARECONFIDENTIALANDPROPRIETARYPRODUCTSOFANSYS,INC.,ITSSUBSIDIARIES,ORLICENSORS.ThesoftwareproductsanddocumentationarefurnishedbyANSYS,Inc.,itssubsidiaries,oraffiliatesunderasoftwarelicenseagreementthatcontainsprovisionsconcerningnon-disclosure,copying,lengthandnatureofuse,compliancewithexportinglaws,warranties,disclaimers,limitationsofliability,andremedies,andotherprovisions.Thesoftwareproductsanddocumentationmaybeused,disclosed,transferred,orcopiedonlyinaccordancewiththetermsandconditionsofthatsoftwarelicenseagreement.ANSYS,Inc.andANSYSEurope,Ltd.areULregisteredISO9001:2000Companies.U.S.GovernmentRightsForU.S.Governmentusers,exceptasspecificallygrantedbytheANSYS,Inc.softwarelicenseagreement,theuse,duplication,ordisclosurebytheUnitedStatesGovernmentissubjecttorestrictionsstatedintheANSYS,Inc.softwarelicenseagreementandFAR12.212(fornonDODlicenses).Third-PartySoftwareSeetheonlinedocumentationintheproducthelpfilesforthecompleteLegalNoticeforANSYSproprietarysoftwareandthird-partysoftware.TheANSYSthird-partysoftwareinformationisalsoavailableviadownloadfromtheCustomerPortalontheANSYSwebpage.Ifyouareunabletoaccessthethird-partylegalnotices,pleasecontactANSYS,Inc.PublishedintheU.S.A.TableofContents1.AboutThisManual..................................................................................................................................11.1.ConventionsUsedinthisManual......................................................................................................11.1.1.ProductCodes.........................................................................................................................11.1.2.ApplicableANSYSProducts......................................................................................................21.2.ANSYSProductCapabilities...............................................................................................................32.GeneralElementFeatures.......................................................................................................................52.1.ElementInput...................................................................................................................................52.1.1.ElementName.........................................................................................................................52.1.2.Nodes......................................................................................................................................62.1.3.DegreesofFreedom.................................................................................................................62.1.4.RealConstants.........................................................................................................................62.1.5.MaterialProperties...................................................................................................................62.1.6.SurfaceLoads..........................................................................................................................72.1.7.BodyLoads..............................................................................................................................72.1.8.SpecialFeatures.......................................................................................................................72.1.9.KEYOPTS..................................................................................................................................72.2.SolutionOutput................................................................................................................................72.2.1.NodalSolution.........................................................................................................................82.2.2.ElementSolution.....................................................................................................................82.2.2.1.TheElementOutputDefinitionsTable..............................................................................92.2.2.2.TheItemandSequenceNumberTable.............................................................................92.2.2.3.SurfaceLoads.......................................................