CINP4

Bilinear Infinite Quadrilateral

• Number of Nodes: 4

• Number of DoFs: 2 (Translation, Translation)

References

1. https://doi.org/10.1016/0045-7949(84)90019-1

Syntax

element CINP4 (1) (2...5) (6) [7]
# (1) int, unique element tag
# (2...5) int, node i, j, k, l
# (6) int, material tag
# [7] double, element thickness, default: 1.0

Remarks

1. The first two nodes are finite nodes while the latter two are infinite nodes.