/TETRA10

Block Format Keyword Describes a tetrahedral solid element with 10 nodes.

Format

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
/TETRA10/part_ID
tetra_ID                  
node_ID1 node_ID2 node_ID3 node_ID4 node_ID5 node_ID6 node_ID7 node_ID8 node_ID9 node_ID10

Definitions

Field Contents SI Unit Examples
part_ID Part identifier of the block

(Integer, maximum 10 digits)

  
tetra_ID Element identifier

(Integer)

  
node_ID1 Node identifier 1

(Integer)

  
node_ID2 Node identifier 2

(Integer)

  
node_ID3 Node identifier 3

(Integer)

  
node_ID4 Node identifier 4

(Integer)

  
node_ID5 Node identifier 5

(Integer)

  
node_ID6 Node identifier 6

(Integer)

  
node_ID7 Node identifier 7

(Integer)

  
node_ID8 Node identifier 8

(Integer)

  
node_ID9 Node identifier 9

(Integer)

  
node_ID10 Node identifier 10

(Integer)

clip0141		  

Comments

  1. The identifier must be unique in each element family, but it is advised for each element type to have a unique element identifier in the global model.
  2. The part_ID of the tetrahedral 10-node elements must be different from:
    • the part_ID of the brick element
    • the part_ID of the tetrahedral 4 node element
  3. The values 1, 2 or 3 of the flag (Ismstr) for solid small strain formulation defined in /DEF_SOLID, are not compatible with the 10-node tetrahedral.
  4. Elements may be degenerated: 4 to 9 nodes.
  5. The 10 node tetrahedral elements are treated internally as solid elements (brick_ID), using solid materials and solid groups (grbric_ID).
  6. When a tetra10 element is defined as a /SURF contact segment, four triangular segments are created for each tetra10 element face.