4.2.7.1. Quad Element

This command is used to construct a FourNodeQuad element object which uses a bilinear isoparametric formulation.

element('quad', eleTag, *eleNodes, thick, type, matTag, <pressure=0.0, rho=0.0, b1=0.0, b2=0.0>)

eleTag (int)	unique element object tag
eleNodes (list (int))	a list of four element nodes in counter-clockwise order
thick (float)	element thickness
type (str)	string representing material behavior. The type parameter can be either 'PlaneStrain' or 'PlaneStress'
matTag (int)	tag of nDMaterial
pressure (float)	surface pressure (optional, default = 0.0)
rho (float)	element mass density (per unit volume) from which a lumped element mass matrix is computed (optional, default=0.0)
b1 b2 (float)	constant body forces defined in the isoparametric domain (optional, default=0.0)

Note

1. Consistent nodal loads are computed from the pressure and body forces.
2. The valid queries to a Quad element when creating an ElementRecorder object are ‘forces’, ‘stresses,’ and ‘material $matNum matArg1 matArg2 …’ Where $matNum refers to the material object at the integration point corresponding to the node numbers in the isoparametric domain.

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