stdBrick

A standard 8-node brick element for 3D continuum modeling.

Parameters:

Parameter	Description	Type
b1	Constant body forces in global x direction	float
b2	Constant body forces in global y direction	float
b3	Constant body forces in global z direction	float

Material Compatibility: - Compatible with 3D (nDMaterial) type materials

Degrees of Freedom: - 3 DOFs per node

Example

# Direct creation
from femora.components.Element.elementsOpenSees import stdBrickElement
from femora.components.Material.materialsOpenSees import ElasticIsotropicMaterial

# Create a material first
material = ElasticIsotropicMaterial(user_name="Concrete", E=30e9, nu=0.2, rho=2400)

# Create the element
brick_element = stdBrickElement(
    ndof=3,
    material=material,
    b1=0.0,
    b2=-9.81,  # Gravity in y-direction
    b3=0.0
)

# Via Femora
import femora as fm


# Create material
concrete = fm.material.create_material(
    material_category="nDMaterial",
    material_type="ElasticIsotropic",
    user_name="Concrete",
    E=30e9,
    nu=0.2,
    rho=2400
)

# Create element
brick = fm.element.create_element(
    element_type="stdBrick",
    ndof=3,
    material="Concrete",
    b1=0.0,
    b2=-9.81,
    b3=0.0
)