3.1.10.33. ShellDKGQ Element

This command constructs a four-node quadrilateral shell element based on generalized conforming element theory. The bending part uses the DKQ thin-plate formulation; the membrane part uses the GQ12 element with drilling DOF. Use with -ndm 3 -ndf 6.

element ShellDKGQ $eleTag $iNode $jNode $kNode $lNode $secTag <-damp $dampTag>

Argument	Type	Description
$eleTag	integer	unique element tag
$iNode $jNode $kNode $lNode	integer	four nodes in clockwise or counter-clockwise order
$secTag	integer	tag of a previously defined section object
$dampTag	integer	tag of an elemental damping object used with -damp (optional)

Note

1. The section may be a PlateFiberSection, ElasticMembranePlateSection, or layered shell section.

2. This is the linear small-deformation formulation. For geometric nonlinearity see ShellNLDKGQ Element.

3. Valid Element Recorder queries include forces, stresses, and material $matNum ....

Example

1. Tcl Code

section PlateFiber 1 1 10.0
element ShellDKGQ 1 1 2 3 4 1

2. Python Code

section('PlateFiber', 1, 1, 10.0)
element('ShellDKGQ', 1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 1)

Code developed by: Lisha Wang, Xinzheng Lu, Linlin Xie, Song Cen, Quan Gu