/* * ===================================================================== * Finite element model of Shear-beam using 4 node shell finite element. * * Written By : Lanheng Jin April, 1994 * ===================================================================== */ print "*** DEFINE PROBLEM SPECIFIC PARAMETERS \n\n"; NDimension = 3; NDofPerNode = 6; MaxNodesPerElement = 4; /* * =============== * Define the Mesh * =============== */ StartMesh(); print "*** GENERATE GRID OF GEOMETRY FOR FE MODEL \n\n"; L = 48 in; /* Length */ b = 12 in; /* Width */ t = 1 in; /* Thickness */ print "*** GENERATE GRID OF NODES FOR FE MODEL \n\n"; y = 0 in; AddNode(1,[0.0 in,y,6.0 in]); AddNode(2,[0.0 in,y,0.0 in]); AddNode(3,[0.0 in,y,-6.0 in]); AddNode(4,[6.0 in,y,6.0 in]); AddNode(5,[7.0 in,y,0.0 in]); AddNode(6,[8.0 in,y,-6.0 in]); AddNode(7,[12.0 in,y,6.0 in]); AddNode(8,[14.0 in,y,0.0 in]); AddNode(9,[16.0 in,y,-6.0 in]); AddNode(10,[18.0 in,y,6.0 in]); AddNode(11,[18.0 in,y,0.0 in]); AddNode(12,[18.0 in,y,-6.0 in]); AddNode(13,[24.0 in,y,6.0 in]); AddNode(14,[22.0 in,y,0.0 in]); AddNode(15,[20.0 in,y,-6.0 in]); AddNode(16,[30.0 in,y,6.0 in]); AddNode(17,[27.0 in,y,0.0 in]); AddNode(18,[24.0 in,y,-6.0 in]); AddNode(19,[36.0 in,y,6.0 in]); AddNode(20,[32.0 in,y,0.0 in]); AddNode(21,[28.0 in,y,-6.0 in]); AddNode(22,[42.0 in,y,6.0 in]); AddNode(23,[40.0 in,y,0.0 in]); AddNode(24,[38.0 in,y,-6.0 in]); AddNode(25,[48.0 in,y,6.0 in]); AddNode(26,[48.0 in,y,0.0 in]); AddNode(27,[48.0 in,y,-6.0 in]); print "*** ATTACH ELEMENTS TO GRID OF NODES \n\n"; nn = 9; for(j=1; j