Allman

Allman's Triangle With Drilling DoFs

• Number of Nodes: 3

• Number of DoFs: 3 (Translation, Translation, Rotation)

• DoF Label: U1, U2, UR3

• Integration Scheme: 3-Point Mid-edge

encoding

Syntax

element Allman (1) (2...4) (5) [6]
# (1) int, unique element tag
# (2...4) int, node i, j, k
# (5) int, material tag
# [6] double, element thickness, default: 1.0

Remarks

• Three middle points on edges are used as integration points.