Nonlinear finite elements/Homework 6/Solutions/Problem 2

Problem 2: Exploring commercial software
Track down the different types of beam and shell elements that ANSYS and LS-DYNA provide. For each element that you find, answer the following
 * 1) What is the name of the element?
 * 2) How many nodes does the element have?
 * 3) How many displacement type (displacements, rotations) degrees of freedom are there at each node?List them.
 * 4) How many force type (forces, moments) boundary conditions can be applied at each node?List them.
 * 5) What is the form of the shape functions used by the element? (Alternatively, you may write down the approximate solutions assumed by the element.)
 * 6) Is the beam element a continuum-based one or one derived from the equations of beam theory?
 * 7) Does the element allow for full and reduced integration?