Elements for stress analysis are used primarily in mechanical and civil engineering. Various categories of elements are available to meet the needs of many types of industries. The element categories can be identified by how the elements represent the geometry of the structures, the basic deformation and/or formulation assumptions, and the primary purpose of the elements.
The following related topics are available:
- 5.1. Continuum Stress Elements
- 5.2. Shell Elements
- 5.3. Beam and Link (Truss) Elements
- 5.4. Pipe Elements
- 5.5. Reinforcing Elements
- 5.6. Surface Elements
- 5.7. Elements Used to Model the Truncation of an Infinite Structural Domain
- 5.8. Automatic Selection of Element Technologies and Formulations
- 5.9. Elements Under Linear Perturbation