/TETRA4

Block Format Keyword Describes a tetrahedral solid element with 4 nodes.

Format

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10)
/TETRA4/part_ID
tetra_ID node_ID1 node_ID2 node_ID3 node_ID4          

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)

  

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 4-node elements must be different from:
    • the part_ID of the brick element
    • the part_ID of the tetrahedral 10-node element

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      Figure 1.
    The 4-node tetrahedral elements are treated internally as solid elements (brick_ID), using solid materials and solid groups (grbric_ID).