Important Aspects of Element Selection / 53 Truss, Tension-only and Compression-only Elements / 55 Beam Element / 57 Plane Stress Element / 60 Plane Strain Element / 62 Axisymmetric Element / 62 Plate Element / 63 Solid Element / 64Įlement Stiffness Data / 65 Area (Cross-Sectional Area) / 67 Effective Shear Areas (Asy, Asz) / 68 Torsional Resistance (Ixx) / 70 Area Moment of Inertia (Iyy, Izz) / 77 Area Product Moment of Inertia (Iyz) / 79 First Moment of Area (Qy, Qz) / 82 i Numerical Analysis Model / 1 Coordinate Systems and Nodes / 2 Types of Elements and Important Considerations / 4 Truss Element / 4 Tension-only Element / 9 Cable Element / 10 Compression-only Element / 14 Beam Element / 16 Plane Stress Element / 19 Two-Dimensional Plane Strain Element / 25 Two-Dimensional Axisymmetric Element / 32 Plate Element / 39 Solid Element / 46