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CSTLS
Description
Plane or axisymmetric state.
For the axisymmetric state, the symmetry axis is Y. The element is defined by 4 nodes and is build from assembling 4 triangular sub-elements with a constant strain field (Constant Strain Triangle)
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Element type: 6
Implemented by: X.C. Wang (1991)
Files
Prepro: CSTLSA.F
Lagamine: CSTLSB.F
Input file
| Title (A5) | |
|---|---|
| TITLE | “CSTLS” in columns 1 to 5 |
| Control data (2I5) | |
| NELEM | Number of elements |
| INDPP | 0 → No specific weight (or volumic mass if NTANA = -1) 1 → Specific weight taken into account (or volumic mass if NTANA = -1) |
| Only if INDPP = 1 (3G10.0) | |
| WSPE(1) | = specific weight in X direction |
| WSPE(2) | = specific weight in Y direction |
| WSPE(3) | = density |
| Definition of the elements (I5/4I5) | |
| LMATE | Material |
| NODES(4) | List of nodes |