List of structural elements

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Structural elements are used in structural analysis to simplify the structure which is to be analysed.^{[citation needed]}

Structural elements can be linear, surfaces or volumes.^{[citation needed]}

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