Element Control Card

1-5 Element type number (NTYPE=1 )


6-10		   Number of element nodes  (NEN   ) 

11-15		 Number of stress/strain time histories (NSOUT )


16-20		      Body force load-time function number (LFBODY)


21-25		     Integration code (NINT  )


EQ.1, Analytical evaluation 

EQ.0, Ignore the element 

26-30		     Mass matrix type code (IMASS )


EQ.0, Consistent mass matrix  

EQ.1, Lumped mass matrix        

EQ.2, No mass matrix              

30-35		      Material model number  (NUMAT ) 

36-40		   Geometric nonlinear flag (NNFLAG) 

EQ.0, Deactivate geometric nonlinearity             

EQ.1, Activate geometric nonlinearity               

41-45		  Element stress/strain output flag (IOUTFL) 

EQ.0, Axial stress at the element center 

EQ.1, Axial strain at the element center   

EQ.2, Both stress and strain at the element center


46-50		   Element system number  (ISYSTM)