| Solid elements must always be used when the
load performance of system with beam or area elements either
cannot be mapped or only inadequately mapped. They can be
combined with all other element types and are available for
all static and dynamic calculations.
Since up to 4 of a solid element's 8 nodes can be
identical, you can model any 3D geometry you need.
The illustrated systems give you an impression of the
many different ways of using these elements.
Together with the design objects, the stresses of the
solid elements can be integrated into internal forces, which
in turn allows users to perform all section-related checks. |
The curve of the principal compressive
stresses on a bridge pier |
