Abaqus/Standard Element Index

This index provides a reference to all of the element types that are available in Abaqus/Standard.

Elements are listed in alphabetical order, where numerical characters precede the letter “A” and two-digit numbers are put in numerical, rather than “alphabetical,” order. Thus, AC1D2 precedes ACAX4, and AC3D20 follows AC3D8.

For certain options, such as contact and surface-based distributing coupling, Abaqus may generate internal elements (such as IDCOUP3D for surface-based distributing coupling). These internal element names are not included in the index below but may appear in an output database (.odb) or data (.dat) file.

AC1D2

2-node acoustic link

AC1D3

3-node acoustic link

AC2D3

3-node linear 2D acoustic triangle

AC2D4

4-node linear 2D acoustic quadrilateral

AC2D6

6-node quadratic 2D acoustic triangular prism

AC2D8

8-node quadratic 2D acoustic quadrilateral

AC3D4

4-node linear acoustic tetrahedron

AC3D5

5-node linear acoustic pyramid

AC3D6

6-node linear acoustic triangular prism

AC3D8

8-node linear acoustic brick

AC3D10

10-node quadratic acoustic tetrahedron

AC3D15

15-node quadratic acoustic triangular prism

AC3D20

20-node quadratic acoustic brick

ACAX3

3-node linear axisymmetric acoustic triangle

ACAX4

4-node linear axisymmetric acoustic quadrilateral

ACAX6

6-node quadratic axisymmetric acoustic triangle

ACAX8

8-node quadratic axisymmetric acoustic quadrilateral

ACIN2D2

2-node linear 2D acoustic infinite element

ACIN2D3

3-node quadratic 2D acoustic infinite element

ACIN3D3

3-node linear 3D acoustic infinite element

ACIN3D4

4-node linear 3D acoustic infinite element

ACIN3D6

6-node quadratic 3D acoustic infinite element

ACIN3D8

8-node quadratic 3D acoustic infinite element

ACINAX2

2-node linear axisymmetric acoustic infinite element

ACINAX3

3-node quadratic axisymmetric acoustic infinite element

ASI1

1-node acoustic interface element

ASI2

2-node linear 2D acoustic interface element (this element has been renamed to ASI2D2)

ASI2A

2-node linear axisymmetric acoustic interface element (this element has been renamed to ASIAX2)

ASI2D2

2-node linear 2D acoustic interface element

ASI2D3

3-node quadratic 2D acoustic interface element

ASI3

3-node quadratic 2D acoustic interface element (this element has been renamed to ASI2D3)

ASI3A

3-node quadratic axisymmetric acoustic interface element (this element has been renamed to ASIAX3)

ASI3D3

3-node linear 3D acoustic interface element

ASI3D4

4-node linear 3D acoustic interface element

ASI3D6

6-node quadratic 3D acoustic interface element

ASI3D8

8-node quadratic 3D acoustic interface element

ASI4

4-node linear 3D acoustic interface element (this element has been renamed to ASI3D4)

ASI8

8-node quadratic 3D acoustic interface element (this element has been renamed to ASI3D8)

ASIAX2

2-node linear axisymmetric acoustic interface element

ASIAX3

3-node quadratic axisymmetric acoustic interface element

B21

2-node linear beam in a plane

B21H

2-node linear beam in a plane, hybrid formulation

B22

3-node quadratic beam in a plane

B22H

3-node quadratic beam in a plane, hybrid formulation

B23

2-node cubic beam in a plane

B23H

2-node cubic beam in a plane, hybrid formulation

B31

2-node linear beam in space

B31H

2-node linear beam in space, hybrid formulation

B31OS

2-node linear open-section beam in space

B31OSH

2-node linear open-section beam in space, hybrid formulation

B32

3-node quadratic beam in space

B32H

3-node quadratic beam in space, hybrid formulation

B32OS

3-node quadratic open-section beam in space

B32OSH

3-node quadratic open-section beam in space, hybrid formulation

B33

2-node cubic beam in space

B33H

2-node cubic beam in space, hybrid formulation

C3D4

4-node linear tetrahedron

C3D4E

4-node linear piezoelectric tetrahedron

C3D4H

4-node linear tetrahedron, hybrid, linear pressure

C3D4P

4-node linear coupled pore pressure element

C3D4PH

4-node linear coupled pore pressure element, hybrid with constant pressure

C3D4PHT

4-node linear coupled pore pressure and temperature element, hybrid with constant pressure

C3D4PT

4-node linear coupled pore pressure and temperature element

C3D4T

4-node thermally coupled tetrahedron, linear displacement and temperature

C3D5

5-node linear pyramid

C3D5H

5-node linear pyramid, constant pressure

C3D6

6-node linear triangular prism

C3D6E

6-node linear piezoelectric triangular prism

C3D6H

6-node linear triangular prism, hybrid, constant pressure

C3D6HT

6-node linear coupled temperature element, hybrid with constant pressure

C3D6P

6-node linear coupled pore pressure element

C3D6PH

6-node linear coupled pore pressure element, hybrid with constant pressure

C3D6PHT

6-node linear coupled pore pressure and temperature element, hybrid with constant pressure

C3D6PT

6-node linear coupled pore pressure and temperature element

C3D6T

6-node thermally coupled triangular prism, linear displacement and temperature

C3D8

8-node linear brick

C3D8E

8-node linear piezoelectric brick

C3D8H

8-node linear brick, hybrid, constant pressure

C3D8HT

8-node thermally coupled brick, trilinear displacement and temperature, hybrid, constant pressure

C3D8I

8-node linear brick, incompatible modes

C3D8IH

8-node linear brick, hybrid, linear pressure, incompatible modes

C3D8P

8-node brick, trilinear displacement, trilinear pore pressure

C3D8PH

8-node brick, trilinear displacement, trilinear pore pressure, hybrid, constant pressure

C3D8PHT

8-node brick, trilinear displacement, trilinear pore pressure, trilinear temperature, hybrid, constant pressure

C3D8PT

8-node brick, trilinear displacement, trilinear pore pressure, trilinear temperature

C3D8R

8-node linear brick, reduced integration, hourglass control

C3D8RH

8-node linear brick, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control

C3D8RHT

8-node thermally coupled brick, trilinear displacement and temperature, reduced integration, hourglass control, hybrid, constant pressure

C3D8RP

8-node brick, trilinear displacement, trilinear pore pressure, reduced integration

C3D8RPH

8-node brick, trilinear displacement, trilinear pore pressure, reduced integration, hybrid, constant pressure

C3D8RPHT

8-node brick, trilinear displacement, trilinear pore pressure, trilinear temperature, reduced integration, hybrid, constant pressure

C3D8RPT

8-node brick, trilinear displacement, trilinear pore pressure, trilinear temperature, reduced integration

C3D8RT

8-node thermally coupled brick, trilinear displacement and temperature, reduced integration, hourglass control

C3D8S

8-node linear brick, improved surface stress visualization

C3D8HS

8-node linear brick, hybrid, constant pressure, improved surface stress visualization

C3D8T

8-node thermally coupled brick, trilinear displacement and temperature

C3D10

10-node quadratic tetrahedron

C3D10E

10-node quadratic piezoelectric tetrahedron

C3D10H

10-node quadratic tetrahedron, hybrid, constant pressure

C3D10HT

10-node triquadratic displacement, trilinear temperature, hybrid with constant pressure

C3D10HS

10-node general-purpose quadratic tetrahedron, improved surface stress visualization

C3D10M

10-node modified tetrahedron, hourglass control

C3D10MH

10-node modified quadratic tetrahedron, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control

C3D10MHT

10-node thermally coupled modified quadratic tetrahedron, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control

C3D10MP

10-node modified displacement and pore pressure tetrahedron, hourglass control

C3D10MPH

10-node modified displacement and pore pressure tetrahedron, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control

C3D10MPT

10-node modified displacement, pore pressure, and temperature tetrahedron, linear pressure, hourglass control

C3D10MT

10-node thermally coupled modified quadratic tetrahedron, hourglass control

C3D10P

10-node triquadratic displacement, trilinear pore pressure

C3D10PH

10-node triquadratic displacement, trilinear pore pressure, hybrid with constant pressure

C3D10PHT

10-node triquadratic displacement, trilinear pore pressure, trilinear temperature, hybrid with constant pressure

C3D10PT

10-node triquadratic displacement, trilinear pore pressure, trilinear temperature

C3D10T

10-node triquadratic displacement, trilinear temperature

C3D15

15-node quadratic triangular prism

C3D15E

15-node quadratic piezoelectric triangular prism

C3D15H

15-node quadratic triangular prism, hybrid, linear pressure

C3D15V

15 to 18-node triangular prism

C3D15VH

15 to 18-node triangular prism, hybrid, linear pressure

C3D20

20-node quadratic brick

C3D20E

20-node quadratic piezoelectric brick

C3D20H

20-node quadratic brick, hybrid, linear pressure

C3D20HT

20-node thermally coupled brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure

C3D20P

20-node brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear pore pressure

C3D20PH

20-node brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear pore pressure, hybrid, linear pressure

C3D20R

20-node quadratic brick, reduced integration

C3D20RE

20-node quadratic piezoelectric brick, reduced integration

C3D20RH

20-node quadratic brick, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration

C3D20RHT

20-node thermally coupled brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration

C3D20RP

20-node brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear pore pressure, reduced integration

C3D20RPH

20-node brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear pore pressure, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration

C3D20RT

20-node thermally coupled brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear temperature, reduced integration

C3D20T

20-node thermally coupled brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear temperature

C3D27

21 to 27-node brick

C3D27H

21 to 27-node brick, hybrid, linear pressure

C3D27R

21 to 27-node brick, reduced integration

C3D27RH

21 to 27-node brick, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration

CAX3

3-node linear axisymmetric triangle

CAX3E

3-node linear axisymmetric piezoelectric triangle

CAX3H

3-node linear axisymmetric triangle, hybrid, constant pressure

CAX3T

3-node axisymmetric thermally coupled triangle, linear displacement and temperature

CAX4

4-node bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral

CAX4E

4-node bilinear axisymmetric piezoelectric quadrilateral

CAX4H

4-node bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure

CAX4HT

4-node axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, hybrid, constant pressure

CAX4I

4-node bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, incompatible modes

CAX4IH

4-node bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure, incompatible modes

CAX4P

4-node axisymmetric quadrilateral, bilinear displacement, bilinear pore pressure

CAX4PH

4-node axisymmetric quadrilateral, bilinear displacement, bilinear pore pressure, hybrid, constant pressure

CAX4PT

4-node axisymmetric quadrilateral, bilinear displacement, bilinear pore pressure, bilinear temperature

CAX4R

4-node bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, reduced integration, hourglass control

CAX4RH

4-node bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control

CAX4RHT

4-node thermally coupled axisymmetric quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, reduced integration, hourglass control

CAX4RP

4-node axisymmetric quadrilateral, bilinear displacement, bilinear pore pressure, reduced integration

CAX4RPH

4-node axisymmetric quadrilateral, bilinear displacement, bilinear pore pressure, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration

CAX4RPHT

4-node axisymmetric quadrilateral, bilinear displacement, bilinear pore pressure, bilinear temperature, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration

CAX4RPT

4-node axisymmetric quadrilateral, bilinear displacement, bilinear pore pressure, bilinear temperature, reduced integration

CAX4RT

4-node thermally coupled axisymmetric quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control

CAX4T

4-node axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature

CAX6

6-node quadratic axisymmetric triangle

CAX6E

6-node quadratic axisymmetric piezoelectric triangle

CAX6H

6-node quadratic axisymmetric triangle, hybrid, linear pressure

CAX6M

6-node modified axisymmetric triangle, hourglass control

CAX6MH

6-node modified quadratic axisymmetric triangle, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control

CAX6MHT

6-node modified axisymmetric thermally coupled triangle, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control

CAX6MP

6-node modified displacement and pore pressure axisymmetric triangle, hourglass control

CAX6MPH

6-node modified displacement and pore pressure axisymmetric triangle, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control

CAX6MT

6-node modified axisymmetric thermally coupled triangle, linear pressure, hourglass control

CAX8

8-node biquadratic axisymmetric quadrilateral

CAX8E

8-node biquadratic axisymmetric piezoelectric quadrilateral

CAX8H

8-node biquadratic axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure

CAX8HT

8-node axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure

CAX8P

8-node axisymmetric quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear pore pressure

CAX8PH

8-node axisymmetric quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear pore pressure, hybrid, linear pressure

CAX8R

8-node biquadratic axisymmetric quadrilateral, reduced integration

CAX8RE

8-node biquadratic axisymmetric piezoelectric quadrilateral, reduced integration

CAX8RH

8-node biquadratic axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration

CAX8RHT

8-node axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration

CAX8RP

8-node axisymmetric quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear pore pressure, reduced integration

CAX8RPH

8-node axisymmetric quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear pore pressure, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration

CAX8RT

8-node axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, reduced integration

CAX8T

8-node axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature

CAXA4N

Bilinear asymmetric-axisymmetric, Fourier quadrilateral with 4 nodes per rz plane

CAXA4HN

Bilinear asymmetric-axisymmetric, Fourier quadrilateral with 4 nodes per rz plane, constant Fourier pressure, hybrid

CAXA4RN

Bilinear asymmetric-axisymmetric, Fourier quadrilateral with 4 nodes per rz plane, reduced integration in rz planes, hourglass control

CAXA4RHN

Bilinear asymmetric-axisymmetric, Fourier quadrilateral with 4 nodes per rz plane, constant Fourier pressure, hybrid, reduced integration in rz planes

CAXA8N

Biquadratic asymmetric-axisymmetric, Fourier quadrilateral with 8 nodes per rz plane

CAXA8HN

Biquadratic asymmetric-axisymmetric, Fourier quadrilateral with 8 nodes per rz plane, linear Fourier pressure, hybrid

CAXA8PN

Biquadratic asymmetric-axisymmetric, Fourier quadrilateral with 8 nodes per rz plane, bilinear Fourier pore pressure

CAXA8RN

Biquadratic asymmetric-axisymmetric, Fourier quadrilateral with 8 nodes per rz plane, reduced integration in rz planes

CAXA8RHN

Biquadratic asymmetric-axisymmetric, Fourier quadrilateral with 8 nodes per rz plane, linear Fourier pressure, hybrid, reduced integration in rz planes

CAXA8RPN

Biquadratic asymmetric-axisymmetric, Fourier quadrilateral with 8 nodes per rz plane, bilinear Fourier pore pressure, reduced integration in rz planes

CCL9

9-node cylindrical prism

CCL9H

9-node cylindrical hybrid prism

CCL12

12-node cylindrical brick

CCL12H

12-node cylindrical hybrid brick

CCL18

18-node cylindrical prism

CCL18H

18-node cylindrical hybrid prism

CCL24

24-node cylindrical brick

CCL24H

24-node cylindrical hybrid brick

CCL24R

24-node cylindrical brick with reduced integration

CCL24RH

24-node cylindrical hybrid brick with reduced integration

CGAX3

3-node generalized linear axisymmetric triangle, twist

CGAX3H

3-node generalized linear axisymmetric triangle, hybrid, constant pressure, twist

CGAX3HT

3-node generalized axisymmetric thermally coupled triangle, hybrid, constant pressure, linear displacement and temperature, twist

CGAX3T

3-node generalized axisymmetric thermally coupled triangle, linear displacement and temperature, twist

CGAX4

4-node generalized bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, twist

CGAX4H

4-node generalized bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure, twist

CGAX4HT

4-node generalized axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure, bilinear displacement and temperature, twist

CGAX4R

4-node generalized bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, reduced integration, hourglass control, twist

CGAX4RH

4-node generalized bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control, twist

CGAX4RHT

4-node generalized axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control, twist

CGAX4RT

4-node generalized axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, reduced integration, hourglass control, twist

CGAX4T

4-node generalized axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, twist

CGAX6

6-node generalized quadratic axisymmetric triangle, twist

CGAX6H

6-node generalized quadratic axisymmetric triangle, hybrid, linear pressure, twist

CGAX6M

6-node generalized modified axisymmetric triangle, twist, hourglass control

CGAX6MH

6-node generalized modified axisymmetric triangle, twist, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control

CGAX6MHT

6-node generalized modified thermally coupled axisymmetric triangle, quadratic displacement, linear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure, twist, hourglass control

CGAX6MT

6-node generalized modified thermally coupled axisymmetric triangle, quadratic displacement, linear temperature, twist, hourglass control

CGAX8

8-node generalized biquadratic axisymmetric quadrilateral, twist

CGAX8H

8-node generalized biquadratic axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure, twist

CGAX8HT

8-node generalized axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure, twist

CGAX8R

8-node generalized biquadratic axisymmetric quadrilateral, reduced integration, twist

CGAX8RH

8-node generalized biquadratic axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration, twist

CGAX8RHT

8-node generalized axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration, twist

CGAX8RT

8-node generalized axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, reduced integration, twist

CGAX8T

8-node generalized axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, twist

CIN3D8

8-node linear one-way infinite brick

CIN3D12R

12-node quadratic one-way infinite brick

CIN3D18R

18-node quadratic one-way infinite brick

CINAX4

4-node linear axisymmetric one-way infinite quadrilateral

CINAX5R

5-node quadratic axisymmetric one-way infinite quadrilateral

CINPE4

4-node linear plane strain one-way infinite quadrilateral

CINPE5R

5-node quadratic plane strain one-way infinite quadrilateral

CINPS4

4-node linear plane stress one-way infinite quadrilateral

CINPS5R

5-node quadratic plane stress one-way infinite quadrilateral

COD2D4P

6-node two-dimensional pore pressure cohesive element with the transition from Darcy flow to Poiseuille flow

COD3D6P

9-node three-dimensional pore pressure cohesive element with the transition from Darcy flow to Poiseuille flow

COD3D8P

12-node three-dimensional pore pressure cohesive element with the transition from Darcy flow to Poiseuille flow

CODAX4P

6-node axisymmetric pore pressure cohesive element with the transition from Darcy flow to Poiseuille flow

COH2D4

4-node two-dimensional cohesive element

COH2D4P

6-node two-dimensional pore pressure cohesive element

COH3D6

6-node three-dimensional cohesive element

COH3D6P

9-node three-dimensional pore pressure cohesive element

COH3D8

8-node three-dimensional cohesive element

COH3D8P

12-node three-dimensional pore pressure cohesive element

COHAX4

4-node axisymmetric cohesive element

COHAX4P

6-node axisymmetric pore pressure cohesive element

CONN2D2

Connector element in a plane between two nodes or ground and a node

CONN3D2

Connector element in space between two nodes or ground and a node

CPE3

3-node linear plane strain triangle

CPE3E

3-node linear plane strain piezoelectric triangle

CPE3H

3-node linear plane strain triangle, hybrid, constant pressure

CPE3T

3-node plane strain thermally coupled triangle, linear displacement and temperature

CPE4

4-node bilinear plane strain quadrilateral

CPE4E

4-node bilinear plane strain piezoelectric quadrilateral

CPE4H

4-node bilinear plane strain quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure

CPE4HT

4-node plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, hybrid, constant pressure

CPE4I

4-node bilinear plane strain quadrilateral, incompatible modes

CPE4IH

4-node bilinear plane strain quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure, incompatible modes

CPE4P

4-node plane strain quadrilateral, bilinear displacement, bilinear pore pressure

CPE4PH

4-node plane strain quadrilateral, bilinear displacement, bilinear pore pressure, hybrid, constant pressure

CPE4R

4-node bilinear plane strain quadrilateral, reduced integration, hourglass control

CPE4RH

4-node bilinear plane strain quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control

CPE4RHT

4-node bilinear plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control

CPE4RP

4-node plane strain quadrilateral, bilinear displacement, bilinear pore pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control

CPE4RPH

4-node plane strain quadrilateral, bilinear displacement, bilinear pore pressure, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control

CPE4RT

4-node bilinear plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, reduced integration, hourglass control

CPE4T

4-node plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature

CPE6

6-node quadratic plane strain triangle

CPE6E

6-node quadratic plane strain piezoelectric triangle

CPE6H

6-node quadratic plane strain triangle, hybrid, linear pressure

CPE6M

6-node modified quadratic plane strain triangle, hourglass control

CPE6MH

6-node modified quadratic plane strain triangle, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control

CPE6MHT

6-node modified quadratic plane strain thermally coupled triangle, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control

CPE6MP

6-node modified displacement and pore pressure plane strain triangle, hourglass control

CPE6MPH

6-node modified displacement and pore pressure plane strain triangle, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control

CPE6MT

6-node modified quadratic plane strain thermally coupled triangle, hourglass control

CPE8

8-node biquadratic plane strain quadrilateral

CPE8E

8-node biquadratic plane strain piezoelectric quadrilateral

CPE8H

8-node biquadratic plane strain quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure

CPE8HT

8-node plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure

CPE8P

8-node plane strain quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear pore pressure

CPE8PH

8-node plane strain quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear pore pressure, hybrid, linear pressure stress

CPE8R

8-node biquadratic plane strain quadrilateral, reduced integration

CPE8RE

8-node biquadratic plane strain piezoelectric quadrilateral, reduced integration

CPE8RH

8-node biquadratic plane strain quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration

CPE8RHT

8-node plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, reduced integration, hybrid, linear pressure

CPE8RP

8-node plane strain quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear pore pressure, reduced integration

CPE8RPH

8-node biquadratic displacement, bilinear pore pressure, reduced integration, hybrid, linear pressure

CPE8RT

8-node plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, reduced integration

CPE8T

8-node plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature

CPEG3

3-node linear generalized plane strain triangle

CPEG3H

3-node linear generalized plane strain triangle, hybrid, constant pressure

CPEG3HT

3-node generalized plane strain thermally coupled triangle, linear displacement and temperature, hybrid, constant pressure

CPEG3T

3-node generalized plane strain thermally coupled triangle, linear displacement and temperature

CPEG4

4-node bilinear generalized plane strain quadrilateral

CPEG4H

4-node bilinear generalized plane strain quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure

CPEG4HT

4-node generalized plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, hybrid, constant pressure

CPEG4I

4-node bilinear generalized plane strain quadrilateral, incompatible modes

CPEG4IH

4-node bilinear generalized plane strain quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure, incompatible modes

CPEG4R

4-node bilinear generalized plane strain quadrilateral, reduced integration, hourglass control

CPEG4RH

4-node bilinear generalized plane strain quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control

CPEG4RHT

4-node generalized plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control

CPEG4RT

4-node generalized plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, reduced integration, hourglass control

CPEG4T

4-node generalized plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature

CPEG6

6-node quadratic generalized plane strain triangle

CPEG6H

6-node quadratic generalized plane strain triangle, hybrid, linear pressure

CPEG6M

6-node modified generalized plane strain triangle, hourglass control

CPEG6MH

6-node modified generalized plane strain triangle, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control

CPEG6MHT

6-node modified generalized plane strain thermally coupled triangle, quadratic displacement, linear temperature, hybrid, constant pressure, hourglass control

CPEG6MT

6-node modified generalized plane strain thermally coupled triangle, quadratic displacement, linear temperature, hourglass control

CPEG8

8-node biquadratic generalized plane strain quadrilateral

CPEG8H

8-node biquadratic generalized plane strain quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure

CPEG8HT

8-node generalized plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure

CPEG8R

8-node biquadratic generalized plane strain quadrilateral, reduced integration

CPEG8RH

8-node biquadratic generalized plane strain quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration

CPEG8RHT

8-node generalized plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration

CPEG8T

8-node generalized plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature

CPS3

3-node linear plane stress triangle

CPS3E

3-node linear plane stress piezoelectric triangle

CPS3T

3-node plane stress thermally coupled triangle, linear displacement and temperature

CPS4

4-node bilinear plane stress quadrilateral

CPS4E

4-node bilinear plane stress piezoelectric quadrilateral

CPS4I

4-node bilinear plane stress quadrilateral, incompatible modes

CPS4R

4-node bilinear plane stress quadrilateral, reduced integration, hourglass control

CPS4RT

4-node plane stress thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, reduced integration, hourglass control

CPS4T

4-node plane stress thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature

CPS6

6-node quadratic plane stress triangle

CPS6E

6-node quadratic plane stress piezoelectric triangle

CPS6M

6-node modified second-order plane stress triangle, hourglass control

CPS6MT

6-node modified second-order plane stress thermally coupled triangle, hourglass control

CPS8

8-node biquadratic plane stress quadrilateral

CPS8E

8-node biquadratic plane stress piezoelectric quadrilateral

CPS8R

8-node biquadratic plane stress quadrilateral, reduced integration

CPS8RE

8-node biquadratic plane stress piezoelectric quadrilateral, reduced integration

CPS8RT

8-node plane stress thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, reduced integration

CPS8T

8-node plane stress thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature

CSS8

8-node linear brick, incompatible modes, with assumed strain

DASHPOT1

Dashpot between a node and ground, acting in a fixed direction

DASHPOT2

Dashpot between two nodes, acting in a fixed direction

DASHPOTA

Axial dashpot between two nodes, whose line of action is the line joining the two nodes

DC1D2

2-node heat transfer link

DC1D2E

2-node coupled thermal-electrical link

DC1D3

3-node heat transfer link

DC1D3E

3-node coupled thermal-electrical link

DC2D3

3-node linear heat transfer triangle

DC2D3E

3-node linear coupled thermal-electrical triangle

DC2D4

4-node linear heat transfer quadrilateral

DC2D4E

4-node linear coupled thermal-electrical quadrilateral

DC2D6

6-node quadratic heat transfer triangle

DC2D6E

6-node quadratic coupled thermal-electrical triangle

DC2D8

8-node quadratic heat transfer quadrilateral

DC2D8E

8-node quadratic coupled thermal-electrical quadrilateral

DC3D4

4-node linear heat transfer tetrahedron

DC3D4E

4-node linear coupled thermal-electrical tetrahedron

DC3D6

6-node linear heat transfer triangular prism

DC3D6E

6-node linear coupled thermal-electrical triangular prism

DC3D8

8-node linear heat transfer brick

DC3D8E

8-node linear coupled thermal-electrical brick

DC3D10

10-node quadratic heat transfer tetrahedron

DC3D10E

10-node quadratic coupled thermal-electrical tetrahedron

DC3D15

15-node quadratic heat transfer triangular prism

DC3D15E

15-node quadratic coupled thermal-electrical triangular prism

DC3D20

20-node quadratic heat transfer brick

DC3D20E

20-node quadratic coupled thermal-electrical brick

DCAX3

3-node linear axisymmetric heat transfer triangle

DCAX3E

3-node linear axisymmetric coupled thermal-electrical triangle

DCAX4

4-node linear axisymmetric heat transfer quadrilateral

DCAX4E

4-node linear axisymmetric coupled thermal-electrical quadrilateral

DCAX6

6-node quadratic axisymmetric heat transfer triangle

DCAX6E

6-node quadratic axisymmetric coupled thermal-electrical triangle

DCAX8

8-node quadratic axisymmetric heat transfer quadrilateral

DCAX8E

8-node quadratic axisymmetric coupled thermal-electrical quadrilateral

DCC1D2

2-node convection/diffusion link

DCC1D2D

2-node convection/diffusion link, dispersion control

DCC2D4

4-node convection/diffusion quadrilateral

DCC2D4D

4-node convection/diffusion quadrilateral, dispersion control

DCC3D8

8-node convection/diffusion brick

DCC3D8D

8-node convection/diffusion brick, dispersion control

DCCAX2

2-node axisymmetric convection/diffusion link

DCCAX2D

2-node axisymmetric convection/diffusion link, dispersion control

DCCAX4

4-node axisymmetric convection/diffusion quadrilateral

DCCAX4D

4-node axisymmetric convection/diffusion quadrilateral, dispersion control

DCOUP2D

Two-dimensional distributing coupling element

DCOUP3D

Three-dimensional distributing coupling element

DGAP

Unidirectional thermal interactions between two nodes

DRAG2D

2D drag chain, for use in cases where only horizontal motion is being studied

DRAG3D

3D drag chain

DS3

3-node heat transfer triangular shell

DS4

4-node heat transfer quadrilateral shell

DS6

6-node heat transfer triangular shell

DS8

8-node heat transfer quadrilateral shell

DSAX1

2-node axisymmetric heat transfer shell

DSAX2

3-node axisymmetric heat transfer shell

ELBOW31

2-node pipe in space with deforming section, linear interpolation along the pipe

ELBOW31B

2-node pipe in space with ovalization only, axial gradients of ovalization neglected

ELBOW31C

2-node pipe in space with ovalization only, axial gradients of ovalization neglected. This is the same as element type ELBOW31B except that the odd numbered terms in the Fourier interpolation around the pipe, except the first term, are neglected.

ELBOW32

3-node pipe in space with deforming section, quadratic interpolation along the pipe

EMC2D3

3-node triangular zero-order electromagnetic element

EMC2D4

4-node quadrilateral zero-order electromagnetic element

EMC3D4

4-node tetrahedral zero-order electromagnetic element

EMC3D6

6-node prism zero-order electromagnetic element

EMC3D8

8-node hexahedral zero-order electromagnetic element

FP2D2

2-node two-dimensional linear fluid pipe element

FP3D2

2-node three-dimensional linear fluid pipe element

FPC2D2

2-node two-dimensional linear fluid pipe connector element

FPC3D2

2-node three-dimensional linear fluid pipe connector element

FRAME2D

2-node two-dimensional straight frame element

FRAME3D

2-node three-dimensional straight frame element

GAPCYL

Cylindrical gap between two nodes

GAPSPHER

Spherical gap between two nodes

GAPUNI

Unidirectional gap between two nodes

GAPUNIT

Unidirectional gap and thermal interactions between two nodes

GK2D2

2-node two-dimensional gasket element

GK2D2N

2-node two-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only

GK3D2

2-node three-dimensional gasket element

GK3D2N

2-node three-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only

GK3D4L

4-node three-dimensional line gasket element

GK3D4LN

4-node three-dimensional line gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only

GK3D6L

6-node three-dimensional line gasket element

GK3D6LN

6-node three-dimensional line gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only

GK3D6

6-node three-dimensional gasket element

GK3D6N

6-node three-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only

GK3D8

8-node three-dimensional gasket element

GK3D8N

8-node three-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only

GK3D12M

12-node three-dimensional gasket element

GK3D12MN

12-node three-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only

GK3D18

18-node three-dimensional gasket element

GK3D18N

18-node three-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only

GKAX2

2-node axisymmetric gasket element

GKAX2N

2-node axisymmetric gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only

GKAX4

4-node axisymmetric gasket element

GKAX4N

4-node axisymmetric gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only

GKAX6

6-node axisymmetric gasket element

GKAX6N

6-node axisymmetric gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only

GKPE4

4-node plane strain gasket element

GKPE6

6-node plane strain gasket element

GKPS4

4-node plane stress gasket element

GKPS4N

4-node two-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only

GKPS6

6-node plane stress gasket element

GKPS6N

6-node two-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only

HEATCAP

Point heat capacitance

IRS21A

Axisymmetric rigid surface element (for use with first-order axisymmetric elements)

IRS22A

Axisymmetric rigid surface element (for use with second-order axisymmetric elements)

ISL21A

2-node axisymmetric slide line element (for use with first-order axisymmetric elements)

ISL22A

3-node axisymmetric slide line element (for use with second-order axisymmetric elements)

ITSCYL

Cylindrical geometry tube support interaction element

ITSUNI

Unidirectional tube support interaction element

ITT21

Tube-tube element for use with first-order, 2D beam and pipe elements

ITT31

Tube-tube element for use with first-order, 3D beam and pipe elements

JOINT2D

Two-dimensional elastic-plastic joint interaction element. These elements are available only for use in Abaqus/Aqua.

JOINT3D

Three-dimensional elastic-plastic joint interaction element. These elements are available only for use in Abaqus/Aqua.

JOINTC

Three-dimensional joint interaction element

LS3S

3-node second-order line spring for use on a symmetry plane

LS6

6-node general second-order line spring. This element can be used only with linear elastic material behavior.

M3D3

3-node triangular membrane

M3D4

4-node quadrilateral membrane

M3D4R

4-node quadrilateral membrane, reduced integration, hourglass control

M3D6

6-node triangular membrane

M3D8

8-node quadrilateral membrane

M3D8R

8-node quadrilateral membrane, reduced integration

M3D9

9-node quadrilateral membrane

M3D9R

9-node quadrilateral membrane, reduced integration, hourglass control

MASS

Point mass

MAX1

2-node linear axisymmetric membrane

MAX2

3-node quadratic axisymmetric membrane

MCL6

6-node cylindrical membrane

MCL9

9-node cylindrical membrane

MGAX1

2-node linear axisymmetric membrane, twist

MGAX2

3-node quadratic axisymmetric membrane, twist

PIPE21

2-node linear pipe in a plane

PIPE21H

2-node linear pipe in a plane, hybrid formulation

PIPE22

3-node quadratic pipe in a plane

PIPE22H

3-node quadratic pipe in a plane, hybrid formulation

PIPE31

2-node linear pipe in space

PIPE31H

2-node linear pipe in space, hybrid formulation

PIPE32

3-node quadratic pipe in space

PIPE32H

3-node quadratic pipe in space, hybrid formulation

PSI24

4-node 2D pipe-soil interaction element

PSI26

6-node 2D pipe-soil interaction element

PSI34

4-node 3D pipe-soil interaction element

PSI36

6-node 3D pipe-soil interaction element

Q3D4

4-node tetrahedron, linear displacement, linear electric potential and linear temperature

Q3D6

6-node linear triangular prism, linear displacement, linear electric potential and linear temperature

Q3D8

8-node brick, trilinear displacement, trilinear electric potential and trilinear temperature

Q3D8H

8-node brick, trilinear displacement, trilinear electric potential, trilinear temperature, hybrid, constant pressure

Q3D8R

8-node brick, trilinear displacement, trilinear electric potential, trilinear temperature, reduced integration, hourglass control

Q3D8RH

8-node brick, trilinear displacement, trilinear electric potential, trilinear temperature, reduced integration, hourglass control, hybrid, constant pressure

Q3D10M

10-node modified displacement, electric potential, temperature quadratic tetrahedron, hourglass control

Q3D10MH

10-node modified displacement, electric potential, temperature quadratic tetrahedron, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control

Q3D20

20-node quadratic brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear electric potential, trilinear temperature

Q3D20H

20-node quadratic brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear electric potential, trilinear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure

Q3D20R

20-node quadratic brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear electric potential, trilinear temperature, reduced integration

Q3D20RH

20-node quadratic brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear electric potential, trilinear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration

R2D2

2-node 2D linear rigid link (for use in plane strain or plane stress)

R3D3

3-node 3D rigid triangular facet

R3D4

4-node 3D bilinear rigid quadrilateral

RAX2

2-node linear axisymmetric rigid link (for use in axisymmetric planar geometries)

RB2D2

2-node 2D rigid beam

RB3D2

2-node 3D rigid beam

ROTARYI

Rotary inertia at a point

S3

3-node triangular general-purpose shell, finite membrane strains (identical to element S3R)

S3T

3-node thermally coupled triangular general-purpose shell, finite membrane strains (identical to element S3RT)

S3R

3-node triangular general-purpose shell, finite membrane strains (identical to element S3)

S3RT

3-node thermally coupled triangular general-purpose shell, finite membrane strains (identical to element S3T)

S4

4-node general-purpose shell, finite membrane strains

S4T

4-node thermally coupled general-purpose shell, finite membrane strains

S4R

4-node general-purpose shell, reduced integration, hourglass control, finite membrane strains

S4RT

4-node thermally coupled general-purpose shell, reduced integration, hourglass control, finite membrane strains

S4R5

4-node thin shell, reduced integration, hourglass control, using five degrees of freedom per node

S8R

8-node doubly curved thick shell, reduced integration

S8R5

8-node doubly curved thin shell, reduced integration, using five degrees of freedom per node

S8RT

8-node thermally coupled quadrilateral general thick shell, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature in the shell surface

S9R5

9-node doubly curved thin shell, reduced integration, using five degrees of freedom per node

SAX1

2-node linear axisymmetric thin or thick shell

SAX2

3-node quadratic axisymmetric thin or thick shell

SAX2T

3-node axisymmetric thermally coupled thin or thick shell, quadratic displacement, linear temperature in the shell surface

SAXA1N

Linear asymmetric-axisymmetric, Fourier shell element with 2 nodes in the generator direction and N Fourier modes

SAXA2N

Quadratic asymmetric-axisymmetric, Fourier shell element with 3 nodes in the generator direction and N Fourier modes

SC6R

6-node triangular in-plane continuum shell wedge, general-purpose continuum shell, finite membrane strains.

SC8R

8-node quadrilateral in-plane general-purpose continuum shell, reduced integration with hourglass control, finite membrane strains.

SC6RT

6-node linear displacement and temperature, triangular in-plane continuum shell wedge, general-purpose continuum shell, finite membrane strains.

SC8RT

8-node linear displacement and temperature, quadrilateral in-plane general-purpose continuum shell, reduced integration with hourglass control, finite membrane strains.

SFM3D3

3-node triangular surface element

SFM3D4

4-node quadrilateral surface element

SFM3D4R

4-node quadrilateral surface element, reduced integration

SFM3D6

6-node triangular surface element

SFM3D8

8-node quadrilateral surface element

SFM3D8R

8-node quadrilateral surface element, reduced integration

SFMAX1

2-node linear axisymmetric surface element

SFMAX2

3-node quadratic axisymmetric surface element

SFMCL6

6-node cylindrical surface element

SFMCL9

9-node cylindrical surface element

SFMGAX1

2-node linear axisymmetric surface element, twist

SFMGAX2

3-node quadratic axisymmetric surface element, twist

SPRING1

Spring between a node and ground, acting in a fixed direction

SPRING2

Spring between two nodes, acting in a fixed direction

SPRINGA

Axial spring between two nodes, whose line of action is the line joining the two nodes. This line of action may rotate in large-displacement analysis.

STRI3

3-node triangular facet thin shell

STRI65

6-node triangular thin shell, using five degrees of freedom per node

T2D2

2-node linear 2D truss

T2D2E

2-node 2D piezoelectric truss

T2D2H

2-node linear 2D truss, hybrid

T2D2T

2-node 2D thermally coupled truss

T2D3

3-node quadratic 2D truss

T2D3E

3-node 2D piezoelectric truss

T2D3H

3-node quadratic 2D truss, hybrid

T2D3T

3-node 2D thermally coupled truss

T3D2

2-node linear 3D truss

T3D2E

2-node 3D piezoelectric truss

T3D2H

2-node linear 3D truss, hybrid

T3D2T

2-node 3D thermally coupled truss

T3D3

3-node quadratic 3D truss

T3D3E

3-node 3D piezoelectric truss

T3D3H

3-node quadratic 3D truss, hybrid

T3D3T

3-node 3D thermally coupled truss

WARP2D3

3-node linear 2D warping element

WARP2D4

4-node bilinear 2D warping element