List of structural elements
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Structural elements are used in structural analysis to simplify the structure which is to be analysed.
Structural elements can be linear, surfaces or volumes.
Linear elements:
- Rod - axial loads
- Beam - axial and bending loads
- Column - compressive loads
Surface elements:
- membrane - in-plane loads only
- shell - in plane and bending moments
- shear panel - shear loads only
Volumes:
- Axial, shear and bending loads for all three dimensions