Abaqus/Standard Element Index
This index provides a reference to all of the element types that are available in Abaqus/Standard. Elements are listed in alphabetical order, where numerical characters precede the letter “A” and two-digit numbers are put in numerical, rather than “alphabetical,” order. Thus, AC1D2 precedes ACAX4, and AC3D20 follows AC3D8.
For certain options, such as contact and surface-based distributing coupling, Abaqus may generate internal elements (such as IDCOUP3D for surface-based distributing coupling). These internal element names are not included in the index below but may appear in an output database (.odb) or data (.dat) file.
| ASI2 | 2-node linear 2-D acoustic interface element (this element has been renamed to ASI2D2) (Section 28.14.2) |
| ASI2A | 2-node linear axisymmetric acoustic interface element (this element has been renamed to ASIAX2) (Section 28.14.2) |
| ASI3 | 3-node quadratic 2-D acoustic interface element (this element has been renamed to ASI2D3) (Section 28.14.2) |
| ASI3A | 3-node quadratic axisymmetric acoustic interface element (this element has been renamed to ASIAX3) (Section 28.14.2) |
| ASI4 | 4-node linear 3-D acoustic interface element (this element has been renamed to ASI3D4) (Section 28.14.2) |
| ASI8 | 8-node quadratic 3-D acoustic interface element (this element has been renamed to ASI3D8) (Section 28.14.2) |
| B31OSH | 2-node linear open-section beam in space, hybrid formulation (Section 25.3.8) |
| B32OSH | 3-node quadratic open-section beam in space, hybrid formulation (Section 25.3.8) |
| C3D4T | 4-node thermally coupled tetrahedron, linear displacement and temperature (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D6T | 6-node thermally coupled triangular prism, linear displacement and temperature (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D8HT | 8-node thermally coupled brick, trilinear displacement and temperature, hybrid, constant pressure (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D8IH | 8-node linear brick, hybrid, linear pressure, incompatible modes (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D8P | 8-node brick, trilinear displacement, trilinear pore pressure (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D8PH | 8-node brick, trilinear displacement, trilinear pore pressure, hybrid, constant pressure (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D8R | 8-node linear brick, reduced integration, hourglass control (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D8RH | 8-node linear brick, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D8RHT | 8-node thermally coupled brick, trilinear displacement and temperature, reduced integration, hourglass control, hybrid, constant pressure (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D8RP | 8-node brick, trilinear displacement, trilinear pore pressure, reduced integration (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D8RPH | 8-node brick, trilinear displacement, trilinear pore pressure, reduced integration, hybrid, constant pressure (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D8RT | 8-node thermally coupled brick, trilinear displacement and temperature, reduced integration, hourglass control (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D8T | 8-node thermally coupled brick, trilinear displacement and temperature (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D10I | 10-node general-purpose quadratic tetrahedron, improved surface stress visualization (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D10MH | 10-node modified quadratic tetrahedron, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D10MHT | 10-node thermally coupled modified quadratic tetrahedron, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D10MP | 10-node modified displacement and pore pressure tetrahedron, hourglass control (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D10MPH | 10-node modified displacement and pore pressure tetrahedron, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D10MT | 10-node thermally coupled modified quadratic tetrahedron, hourglass control (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D15H | 15-node quadratic triangular prism, hybrid, linear pressure (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D20HT | 20-node thermally coupled brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D20P | 20-node brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear pore pressure (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D20PH | 20-node brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear pore pressure, hybrid, linear pressure (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D20RE | 20-node quadratic piezoelectric brick, reduced integration (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D20RH | 20-node quadratic brick, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D20RHT | 20-node thermally coupled brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D20RP | 20-node brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear pore pressure, reduced integration (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D20RPH | 20-node brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear pore pressure, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D20RT | 20-node thermally coupled brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear temperature, reduced integration (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D20T | 20-node thermally coupled brick, triquadratic displacement, trilinear temperature (Section 24.1.4) |
| C3D27RH | 21 to 27-node brick, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration (Section 24.1.4) |
| CAX3H | 3-node linear axisymmetric triangle, hybrid, constant pressure (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX3T | 3-node axisymmetric thermally coupled triangle, linear displacement and temperature (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX4H | 4-node bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX4HT | 4-node axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, hybrid, constant pressure (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX4I | 4-node bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, incompatible modes (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX4IH | 4-node bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure, incompatible modes (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX4P | 4-node axisymmetric quadrilateral, bilinear displacement, bilinear pore pressure (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX4PH | 4-node axisymmetric quadrilateral, bilinear displacement, bilinear pore pressure, hybrid, constant pressure (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX4R | 4-node bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, reduced integration, hourglass control (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX4RH | 4-node bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX4RHT | 4-node thermally coupled axisymmetric quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, reduced integration, hourglass control (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX4RP | 4-node axisymmetric quadrilateral, bilinear displacement, bilinear pore pressure, reduced integration (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX4RPH | 4-node axisymmetric quadrilateral, bilinear displacement, bilinear pore pressure, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX4RT | 4-node thermally coupled axisymmetric quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX4T | 4-node axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX6H | 6-node quadratic axisymmetric triangle, hybrid, linear pressure (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX6MH | 6-node modified quadratic axisymmetric triangle, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX6MHT | 6-node modified axisymmetric thermally coupled triangle, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX6MP | 6-node modified displacement and pore pressure axisymmetric triangle, hourglass control (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX6MPH | 6-node modified displacement and pore pressure axisymmetric triangle, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX6MT | 6-node modified axisymmetric thermally coupled triangle, linear pressure, hourglass control (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX8E | 8-node biquadratic axisymmetric piezoelectric quadrilateral (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX8H | 8-node biquadratic axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX8HT | 8-node axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX8P | 8-node axisymmetric quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear pore pressure (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX8PH | 8-node axisymmetric quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear pore pressure, hybrid, linear pressure (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX8R | 8-node biquadratic axisymmetric quadrilateral, reduced integration (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX8RE | 8-node biquadratic axisymmetric piezoelectric quadrilateral, reduced integration (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX8RH | 8-node biquadratic axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX8RHT | 8-node axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX8RP | 8-node axisymmetric quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear pore pressure, reduced integration (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX8RPH | 8-node axisymmetric quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear pore pressure, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX8RT | 8-node axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, reduced integration (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAX8T | 8-node axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature (Section 24.1.6) |
| CAXA4N | Bilinear asymmetric-axisymmetric, Fourier quadrilateral with 4 nodes per r–z plane (Section 24.1.7) |
| CAXA4HN | Bilinear asymmetric-axisymmetric, Fourier quadrilateral with 4 nodes per r–z plane, constant Fourier pressure, hybrid (Section 24.1.7) |
| CAXA4RN | Bilinear asymmetric-axisymmetric, Fourier quadrilateral with 4 nodes per r–z plane, reduced integration in r–z planes, hourglass control (Section 24.1.7) |
| CAXA4RHN | Bilinear asymmetric-axisymmetric, Fourier quadrilateral with 4 nodes per r–z plane, constant Fourier pressure, hybrid, reduced integration in r–z planes (Section 24.1.7) |
| CAXA8N | Biquadratic asymmetric-axisymmetric, Fourier quadrilateral with 8 nodes per r–z plane (Section 24.1.7) |
| CAXA8HN | Biquadratic asymmetric-axisymmetric, Fourier quadrilateral with 8 nodes per r–z plane, linear Fourier pressure, hybrid (Section 24.1.7) |
| CAXA8PN | Biquadratic asymmetric-axisymmetric, Fourier quadrilateral with 8 nodes per r–z plane, bilinear Fourier pore pressure (Section 24.1.7) |
| CAXA8RN | Biquadratic asymmetric-axisymmetric, Fourier quadrilateral with 8 nodes per r–z plane, reduced integration in r–z planes (Section 24.1.7) |
| CAXA8RHN | Biquadratic asymmetric-axisymmetric, Fourier quadrilateral with 8 nodes per r–z plane, linear Fourier pressure, hybrid, reduced integration in r–z planes (Section 24.1.7) |
| CAXA8RPN | Biquadratic asymmetric-axisymmetric, Fourier quadrilateral with 8 nodes per r–z plane, bilinear Fourier pore pressure, reduced integration in r–z planes (Section 24.1.7) |
| CCL24RH | 24-node cylindrical hybrid brick with reduced integration (Section 24.1.5) |
| CGAX3H | 3-node generalized linear axisymmetric triangle, hybrid, constant pressure, twist (Section 24.1.6) |
| CGAX3HT | 3-node generalized axisymmetric thermally coupled triangle, hybrid, constant pressure, linear displacement and temperature, twist (Section 24.1.6) |
| CGAX3T | 3-node generalized axisymmetric thermally coupled triangle, linear displacement and temperature, twist (Section 24.1.6) |
| CGAX4 | 4-node generalized bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, twist (Section 24.1.6) |
| CGAX4H | 4-node generalized bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure, twist (Section 24.1.6) |
| CGAX4HT | 4-node generalized axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure, bilinear displacement and temperature, twist (Section 24.1.6) |
| CGAX4R | 4-node generalized bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, reduced integration, hourglass control, twist (Section 24.1.6) |
| CGAX4RH | 4-node generalized bilinear axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control, twist (Section 24.1.6) |
| CGAX4RHT | 4-node generalized axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control, twist (Section 24.1.6) |
| CGAX4RT | 4-node generalized axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, reduced integration, hourglass control, twist (Section 24.1.6) |
| CGAX4T | 4-node generalized axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, twist (Section 24.1.6) |
| CGAX6H | 6-node generalized quadratic axisymmetric triangle, hybrid, linear pressure, twist (Section 24.1.6) |
| CGAX6M | 6-node generalized modified axisymmetric triangle, twist, hourglass control (Section 24.1.6) |
| CGAX6MH | 6-node generalized modified axisymmetric triangle, twist, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control (Section 24.1.6) |
| CGAX6MHT | 6-node generalized modified thermally coupled axisymmetric triangle, quadratic displacement, linear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure, twist, hourglass control (Section 24.1.6) |
| CGAX6MT | 6-node generalized modified thermally coupled axisymmetric triangle, quadratic displacement, linear temperature, twist, hourglass control (Section 24.1.6) |
| CGAX8 | 8-node generalized biquadratic axisymmetric quadrilateral, twist (Section 24.1.6) |
| CGAX8H | 8-node generalized biquadratic axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure, twist (Section 24.1.6) |
| CGAX8HT | 8-node generalized axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure, twist (Section 24.1.6) |
| CGAX8R | 8-node generalized biquadratic axisymmetric quadrilateral, reduced integration, twist (Section 24.1.6) |
| CGAX8RH | 8-node generalized biquadratic axisymmetric quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration, twist (Section 24.1.6) |
| CGAX8RHT | 8-node generalized axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration, twist (Section 24.1.6) |
| CGAX8RT | 8-node generalized axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, reduced integration, twist (Section 24.1.6) |
| CGAX8T | 8-node generalized axisymmetric thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, twist (Section 24.1.6) |
| CINAX4 | 4-node linear axisymmetric one-way infinite quadrilateral (Section 24.2.2) |
| CINAX5R | 5-node quadratic axisymmetric one-way infinite quadrilateral (Section 24.2.2) |
| CINPE4 | 4-node linear plane strain one-way infinite quadrilateral (Section 24.2.2) |
| CINPE5R | 5-node quadratic plane strain one-way infinite quadrilateral (Section 24.2.2) |
| CINPS4 | 4-node linear plane stress one-way infinite quadrilateral (Section 24.2.2) |
| CINPS5R | 5-node quadratic plane stress one-way infinite quadrilateral (Section 24.2.2) |
| COH3D8P | 12-node three-dimensional pore pressure cohesive element (Section 28.5.9) |
| CONN2D2 | Connector element in a plane between two nodes or ground and a node (Section 27.1.4) |
| CONN3D2 | Connector element in space between two nodes or ground and a node (Section 27.1.4) |
| CPE3H | 3-node linear plane strain triangle, hybrid, constant pressure (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE3T | 3-node plane strain thermally coupled triangle, linear displacement and temperature (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE4H | 4-node bilinear plane strain quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE4HT | 4-node plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, hybrid, constant pressure (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE4I | 4-node bilinear plane strain quadrilateral, incompatible modes (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE4IH | 4-node bilinear plane strain quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure, incompatible modes (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE4P | 4-node plane strain quadrilateral, bilinear displacement, bilinear pore pressure (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE4PH | 4-node plane strain quadrilateral, bilinear displacement, bilinear pore pressure, hybrid, constant pressure (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE4R | 4-node bilinear plane strain quadrilateral, reduced integration, hourglass control (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE4RH | 4-node bilinear plane strain quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE4RHT | 4-node bilinear plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE4RP | 4-node plane strain quadrilateral, bilinear displacement, bilinear pore pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE4RPH | 4-node plane strain quadrilateral, bilinear displacement, bilinear pore pressure, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE4RT | 4-node bilinear plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, reduced integration, hourglass control (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE4T | 4-node plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE6H | 6-node quadratic plane strain triangle, hybrid, linear pressure (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE6M | 6-node modified quadratic plane strain triangle, hourglass control (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE6MH | 6-node modified quadratic plane strain triangle, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE6MHT | 6-node modified quadratic plane strain thermally coupled triangle, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE6MP | 6-node modified displacement and pore pressure plane strain triangle, hourglass control (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE6MPH | 6-node modified displacement and pore pressure plane strain triangle, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE6MT | 6-node modified quadratic plane strain thermally coupled triangle, hourglass control (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE8E | 8-node biquadratic plane strain piezoelectric quadrilateral (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE8H | 8-node biquadratic plane strain quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE8HT | 8-node plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE8P | 8-node plane strain quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear pore pressure (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE8PH | 8-node plane strain quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear pore pressure, hybrid, linear pressure stress (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE8R | 8-node biquadratic plane strain quadrilateral, reduced integration (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE8RE | 8-node biquadratic plane strain piezoelectric quadrilateral, reduced integration (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE8RH | 8-node biquadratic plane strain quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE8RHT | 8-node plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, reduced integration, hybrid, linear pressure (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE8RP | 8-node plane strain quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear pore pressure, reduced integration (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE8RPH | 8-node biquadratic displacement, bilinear pore pressure, reduced integration, hybrid, linear pressure (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE8RT | 8-node plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, reduced integration (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPE8T | 8-node plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPEG3H | 3-node linear generalized plane strain triangle, hybrid, constant pressure (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPEG3HT | 3-node generalized plane strain thermally coupled triangle, linear displacement and temperature, hybrid, constant pressure (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPEG3T | 3-node generalized plane strain thermally coupled triangle, linear displacement and temperature (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPEG4H | 4-node bilinear generalized plane strain quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPEG4HT | 4-node generalized plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, hybrid, constant pressure (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPEG4I | 4-node bilinear generalized plane strain quadrilateral, incompatible modes (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPEG4IH | 4-node bilinear generalized plane strain quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure, incompatible modes (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPEG4R | 4-node bilinear generalized plane strain quadrilateral, reduced integration, hourglass control (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPEG4RH | 4-node bilinear generalized plane strain quadrilateral, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPEG4RHT | 4-node generalized plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, hybrid, constant pressure, reduced integration, hourglass control (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPEG4RT | 4-node generalized plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, reduced integration, hourglass control (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPEG4T | 4-node generalized plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPEG6H | 6-node quadratic generalized plane strain triangle, hybrid, linear pressure (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPEG6M | 6-node modified generalized plane strain triangle, hourglass control (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPEG6MH | 6-node modified generalized plane strain triangle, hybrid, linear pressure, hourglass control (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPEG6MHT | 6-node modified generalized plane strain thermally coupled triangle, quadratic displacement, linear temperature, hybrid, constant pressure, hourglass control (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPEG6MT | 6-node modified generalized plane strain thermally coupled triangle, quadratic displacement, linear temperature, hourglass control (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPEG8H | 8-node biquadratic generalized plane strain quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPEG8HT | 8-node generalized plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPEG8R | 8-node biquadratic generalized plane strain quadrilateral, reduced integration (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPEG8RH | 8-node biquadratic generalized plane strain quadrilateral, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPEG8RHT | 8-node generalized plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, hybrid, linear pressure, reduced integration (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPEG8T | 8-node generalized plane strain thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPS3T | 3-node plane stress thermally coupled triangle, linear displacement and temperature (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPS4I | 4-node bilinear plane stress quadrilateral, incompatible modes (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPS4R | 4-node bilinear plane stress quadrilateral, reduced integration, hourglass control (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPS4RT | 4-node plane stress thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature, reduced integration, hourglass control (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPS4T | 4-node plane stress thermally coupled quadrilateral, bilinear displacement and temperature (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPS6M | 6-node modified second-order plane stress triangle, hourglass control (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPS6MT | 6-node modified second-order plane stress thermally coupled triangle, hourglass control (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPS8E | 8-node biquadratic plane stress piezoelectric quadrilateral (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPS8R | 8-node biquadratic plane stress quadrilateral, reduced integration (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPS8RE | 8-node biquadratic plane stress piezoelectric quadrilateral, reduced integration (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPS8RT | 8-node plane stress thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature, reduced integration (Section 24.1.3) |
| CPS8T | 8-node plane stress thermally coupled quadrilateral, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature (Section 24.1.3) |
| DASHPOT1 | Dashpot between a node and ground, acting in a fixed direction (Section 28.2.2) |
| DASHPOTA | Axial dashpot between two nodes, whose line of action is the line joining the two nodes (Section 28.2.2) |
| DC2D8E | 8-node quadratic coupled thermal-electrical quadrilateral (Section 24.1.3) |
| DC3D6E | 6-node linear coupled thermal-electrical triangular prism (Section 24.1.4) |
| DC3D10E | 10-node quadratic coupled thermal-electrical tetrahedron (Section 24.1.4) |
| DC3D15E | 15-node quadratic coupled thermal-electrical triangular prism (Section 24.1.4) |
| DCAX3E | 3-node linear axisymmetric coupled thermal-electrical triangle (Section 24.1.6) |
| DCAX4E | 4-node linear axisymmetric coupled thermal-electrical quadrilateral (Section 24.1.6) |
| DCAX6E | 6-node quadratic axisymmetric coupled thermal-electrical triangle (Section 24.1.6) |
| DCAX8E | 8-node quadratic axisymmetric coupled thermal-electrical quadrilateral (Section 24.1.6) |
| DCC2D4D | 4-node convection/diffusion quadrilateral, dispersion control (Section 24.1.3) |
| DCCAX2D | 2-node axisymmetric convection/diffusion link, dispersion control (Section 24.1.6) |
| DCCAX4D | 4-node axisymmetric convection/diffusion quadrilateral, dispersion control (Section 24.1.6) |
| DRAG2D | 2-D drag chain, for use in cases where only horizontal motion is being studied (Section 28.12.2) |
| ELBOW31 | 2-node pipe in space with deforming section, linear interpolation along the pipe (Section 25.5.2) |
| ELBOW31B | 2-node pipe in space with ovalization only, axial gradients of ovalization neglected (Section 25.5.2) |
| ELBOW31C | 2-node pipe in space with ovalization only, axial gradients of ovalization neglected. This is the same as element type ELBOW31B except that the odd numbered terms in the Fourier interpolation around the pipe, except the first term, are neglected. (Section 25.5.2) |
| ELBOW32 | 3-node pipe in space with deforming section, quadratic interpolation along the pipe (Section 25.5.2) |
| GAPUNIT | Unidirectional gap and thermal interactions between two nodes (Section 35.2.2) |
| GK2D2N | 2-node two-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only (Section 28.6.7) |
| GK3D2N | 2-node three-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only (Section 28.6.8) |
| GK3D4LN | 4-node three-dimensional line gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only (Section 28.6.8) |
| GK3D6LN | 6-node three-dimensional line gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only (Section 28.6.8) |
| GK3D6N | 6-node three-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only (Section 28.6.8) |
| GK3D8N | 8-node three-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only (Section 28.6.8) |
| GK3D12MN | 12-node three-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only (Section 28.6.8) |
| GK3D18N | 18-node three-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only (Section 28.6.8) |
| GKAX2N | 2-node axisymmetric gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only (Section 28.6.9) |
| GKAX4N | 4-node axisymmetric gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only (Section 28.6.9) |
| GKAX6N | 6-node axisymmetric gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only (Section 28.6.9) |
| GKPS4N | 4-node two-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only (Section 28.6.7) |
| GKPS6N | 6-node two-dimensional gasket element with thickness-direction behavior only (Section 28.6.7) |
| IRS21A | Axisymmetric rigid surface element (for use with first-order axisymmetric elements) (Section 35.5.2) |
| IRS22A | Axisymmetric rigid surface element (for use with second-order axisymmetric elements) (Section 35.5.2) |
| ISL21A | 2-node axisymmetric slide line element (for use with first-order axisymmetric elements) (Section 35.4.2) |
| ISL22A | 3-node axisymmetric slide line element (for use with second-order axisymmetric elements) (Section 35.4.2) |
| ITT21 | Tube-tube element for use with first-order, 2-D beam and pipe elements (Section 35.3.2) |
| ITT31 | Tube-tube element for use with first-order, 3-D beam and pipe elements (Section 35.3.2) |
| JOINT2D | Two-dimensional elastic-plastic joint interaction element. These elements are available only for use in Abaqus/Aqua. (Section 28.11.2) |
| JOINT3D | Three-dimensional elastic-plastic joint interaction element. These elements are available only for use in Abaqus/Aqua. (Section 28.11.2) |
| LS6 | 6-node general second-order line spring. This element can be used only with linear elastic material behavior. (Section 28.10.2) |
| M3D4R | 4-node quadrilateral membrane, reduced integration, hourglass control (Section 25.1.2) |
| M3D9R | 9-node quadrilateral membrane, reduced integration, hourglass control (Section 25.1.2) |
| R2D2 | 2-node 2-D linear rigid link (for use in plane strain or plane stress) (Section 26.3.2) |
| RAX2 | 2-node linear axisymmetric rigid link (for use in axisymmetric planar geometries) (Section 26.3.2) |
| S3 | 3-node triangular general-purpose shell, finite membrane strains (identical to element S3R) (Section 25.6.7) |
| S3T | 3-node thermally coupled triangular general-purpose shell, finite membrane strains (identical to element S3RT) (Section 25.6.7) |
| S3R | 3-node triangular general-purpose shell, finite membrane strains (identical to element S3) (Section 25.6.7) |
| S3RT | 3-node thermally coupled triangular general-purpose shell, finite membrane strains (identical to element S3T) (Section 25.6.7) |
| S4 | 4-node doubly curved general-purpose shell, finite membrane strains (Section 25.6.7) |
| S4T | 4-node thermally coupled doubly curved general-purpose shell, finite membrane strains (Section 25.6.7) |
| S4R | 4-node doubly curved general-purpose shell, reduced integration, hourglass control, finite membrane strains (Section 25.6.7) |
| S4RT | 4-node thermally coupled doubly curved general-purpose shell, reduced integration, hourglass control, finite membrane strains (Section 25.6.7) |
| S4R5 | 4-node doubly curved thin shell, reduced integration, hourglass control, using five degrees of freedom per node (Section 25.6.7) |
| S8R5 | 8-node doubly curved thin shell, reduced integration, using five degrees of freedom per node (Section 25.6.7) |
| S8RT | 8-node thermally coupled quadrilateral general thick shell, biquadratic displacement, bilinear temperature in the shell surface (Section 25.6.7) |
| S9R5 | 9-node doubly curved thin shell, reduced integration, using five degrees of freedom per node (Section 25.6.7) |
| SAX2T | 3-node axisymmetric thermally coupled thin or thick shell, quadratic displacement, linear temperature in the shell surface (Section 25.6.9) |
| SAXA1N | Linear asymmetric-axisymmetric, Fourier shell element with 2 nodes in the generator direction and N Fourier modes (Section 25.6.10) |
| SAXA2N | Quadratic asymmetric-axisymmetric, Fourier shell element with 3 nodes in the generator direction and N Fourier modes (Section 25.6.10) |
| SC6R | 6-node triangular in-plane continuum shell wedge, general-purpose continuum shell, finite membrane strains. (Section 25.6.8) |
| SC8R | 8-node quadrilateral in-plane general-purpose continuum shell, reduced integration with hourglass control, finite membrane strains. (Section 25.6.8) |
| SC6RT | 6-node linear displacement and temperature, triangular in-plane continuum shell wedge, general-purpose continuum shell, finite membrane strains. (Section 25.6.8) |
| SC8RT | 8-node linear displacement and temperature, quadrilateral in-plane general-purpose continuum shell, reduced integration with hourglass control, finite membrane strains. (Section 25.6.8) |
| SFM3D4R | 4-node quadrilateral surface element, reduced integration (Section 28.7.2) |
| SFM3D8R | 8-node quadrilateral surface element, reduced integration (Section 28.7.2) |
| SPRING1 | Spring between a node and ground, acting in a fixed direction (Section 28.1.2) |
| SPRINGA | Axial spring between two nodes, whose line of action is the line joining the two nodes. This line of action may rotate in large-displacement analysis. (Section 28.1.2) |
| STRI65 | 6-node triangular thin shell, using five degrees of freedom per node (Section 25.6.7) |
