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Isoparametric hexahedron

Nodes

The element has 8 to 20 nodes. Midside nodes may be omitted.

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

Edges

The element has 12 edges.

Edge number Node order
1 1 – (9) – 2
2 2 – (10) – 3
3 3 – (11) – 4
4 4 – (12) – 1
5 1 – (13) – 5
6 2 – (14) – 6
7 3 – (15) – 7
8 4 – (16) – 8
9 5 – (17) – 6
10 6 – (18) – 7
11 7 – (19) – 8
12 8 – (20) – 5

Faces

The element has 6 faces. Face numbers are depicted in the figure. Face normals point outward from the element.

en/ref/a/7.txt · Last modified: 2023-08-28 11:12 by Petr Pařík