Geometrically nonlinear Elements

Material library

Shell element

1. XSHELL41 : 4 nodes quasi-conforming element
2. XSHELL82 : 8 nodes element with a penalty function
3. XSHELL83 : 8 nodes assumed natural strain element 4. XSHELL3Q : 3 nodes quasi conforming shell element

Laminated Composite materials

Von-Mises, Ilyusin-Ivanov :
Small & large strainStrain
Elasto-plasticity with straining
hardening

Frame
&
Beam element

1. XFRAME : 2 nodes linear frame element

2. XBEAM2Q : 2-nodes quasi-conforming beam
                       element with 7 th D.O.F. (Warping)

- Elasto-plasticity with straining
   hardening (Von-Mises)
- Creep & shrinkage
- General Nonlinear -Concrete
- Mander Model

Solid element

1. XSOLID82 : EAS, Assumed Natural Strain Method
2. XSOLID83 : EAS with 21 enhanced term
3. XSOLID84 : Pre-integrated solid element

- Von-Mises
- Mohre-Column plasticity
- Drecker-Prager Plasticity
- Tresca  Plasticity

Plane element
(Plane strain/
stress/axi-symmetric)

1. XMEMBQ : 4-nodes quasi conforming Plane
                      element with rotational degree of freedom

2. XMEMBE : 4-nodes Enhanced Assumed
                      SRAIN Plane element   

3. XMEMB8 : 8-nodes plane element

- Von-Mises
- Mohre-Column plasticity
- Drecker-Prager Plasticity
- Tresca  Plasticity

Truss element

XTRUSS2 : Three dimensional 2-nodes element

- Von-Mises

Cable element

XCABLE1 : Parabolic element
XCABLE2 : Catenary element

- Material Nonlinear

Spring element

XSPRING : Three dimensional element
                  (Three translations & rotation)

- Global & local
- Base Isolation
- Pin & Hinge(End realease)

Nonlinear link element

Gap, Hook , Gap & Hook Element

 

Contact element

1-D Bond-slip element
2-D & 3D Concrete-steel interface element
(Bond-slip Element)
2-D & 3D Concrete-Soil  interface element

- Mohre-Column plasticity
- Drecker-Prager Plasticity
- Maekawa