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Isoparametric triangular prism

Nodes

The element has 6 to 15 nodes. Midside nodes may be omitted.

Each node has displacements $[u,v,w]$ and temperature $[T].$

Edges

The element has 9 edges.

Edge number Node order
1 1 – (7) – 2
2 2 – (8) – 3
3 3 – (9) – 1
4 1 – (10) – 4
5 2 – (11) – 5
6 3 – (12) – 6
7 4 – (13) – 5
8 5 – (14) – 6
9 6 – (15) – 4

Faces

The element has 5 faces. Face numbers are depicted in the figure. Face normals point outward from the element.

en/ref/a/6.txt · Last modified: 2023-09-15 10:25 by Petr Pařík