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S4

Four Node Shell Element

The S4 shell element uses Mindlin plate element combined with GQ12 element.

  • Number of Nodes: 4
  • Number of DoFs: 6 (Translation, Translation, Translation, Rotation, Rotation, Rotation)

Syntax

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element S4 (1) (2...5) (6) (7)
# (1) int, unique element tag
# (2...5) int, node i, j, k, l
# (6) int, material tag
# (7) double, thickness