Element Types
Stress/Displacement Elements
- SAX1
2-node linear axisymmetric thin or thick shell
- SAX2(S)
3-node thin or thick quadratic shell
Active Degrees of Freedom
1, 2, 6
Additional Solution Variables
None.
Heat Transfer Elements
- DSAX1(S)
2-node shell
- DSAX2(S)
3-node shell
Active Degrees of Freedom
11, 12, 13, etc. (temperatures through the thickness as described in Choosing a Shell Element)
Additional Solution Variables
None.
Coupled Temperature-Displacement Element
- SAX2T(S)
3-node thin or thick shell, quadratic displacement, linear temperature in the shell surface
Active Degrees of Freedom
1, 2, 6 at all three nodes
11, 12, 13, etc. (temperatures through the thickness as described in Choosing a Shell Element) at the end nodes
Additional Solution Variables
None.