Shell3 element

 

Figure 1  Shell3 element

 

Shell3 is a triangular shell element with the following capabilities.

 

     Bending

     Membrane

 

The element has six degrees of freedom at each node:

 

     Translations in the nodal x, y, and z directions

     Rotations in the nodal x, y, and z axes

 

The element is defined by:

 

     Three nodes

     A thickness