Linear Pentahedron

Linear Pentahedron is a six-nodes solid element.

Type

solid element

Physical property

solid

Mesh connectivity

WE6

Number of nodes

6

Degrees of freedom
(per node)

3 (translations)

Type of behavior

elastic

This element has four gauss points:

P1 (0,138 ; 0,138 ; 0,138)           P2 (0,138 ; 0,138 ; 0,585)

P3 (0,138 ; 0,585 ; 0,138)           P4 (0,585 ; 0,138 ; 0,138)

There are only three translations.