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Eight-node brick element with reduced integration (C3D8R)

This is a general purpose linear brick element, with reduced integration (1 integration point). The shape functions are the same as for the C3D8 element and can be found in [17]. The node numbering follows the convention of Figure 12 and the integration point is shown in Fig 14.

Figure 14: 1x1x1 integration point scheme in hexahedral elements
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Due to the reduced integation, the locking phenomena observed in the C3D8 element do not show. However, the element exhibits other shortcomings:


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guido dhondt 2005-02-26