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C O N T E N T S MSC.Patran MSC.Nastran Preference Guide Volume 1: Structural Analysis MSC.Patran MSC.Nastran Preference Guide, Volume 1: Structural Analysis CHAPTER 1 Overview ■ Purpose, 2 ■ MSC.Nastran Product Information, 3 ■ Introduction to Building a Model, 6 ■ Currently Supported MSC.Nastran Input Options, 8 ■ Adaptive (p-Element) Analysis with the MSC.Patran MSC.Nastran Preference, 11 ■ Coordinate Frames, 15 ■ Finite Elements, 16 ❑ Nodes, 17 ❑ Elements, 18 ❑ Multi-point Constraints, 19 - Degrees of Freedom, 22 ❑ Superelements, 34 - Select Boundary Nodes, 35 ■ Material Library, 36 ❑ Materials Form, 37 - Isotropic, 42 - 2D Orthotropic, - 3D Orthotropic, - 2D Anisotropic, - 3D Anisotropic, - Composite, 61 - Laminated, 62 2 Building A Model ■ 54 58 59 60 Element Properties, 63 ❑ Element Properties Form, 64 - Coupled Point Mass (CONM1), 67 - Grounded Scalar Mass (CMASS1), 69 - Lumped Point Mass (CONM2), 70 - Grounded Scalar Spring (CELAS1), 72 - Grounded Scalar Damper (CDAMP1), 73 - Bush, 74 - General Section Beam (CBAR), 77 - P-Formulation General Beam (CBEAM), 80 - Curved General Section Beam (CBEND), 84 - Curved Pipe Section Beam (CBEND), 86 - Lumped Area Beam (CBEAM/PBCOMP), 88 Tapered Beam (CBEAM), 90 General Section (CBEAM), 93 General Section Rod (CROD), 98 General Section Rod (CONROD), 99 Pipe Section Rod (CTUBE), 100 Scalar Spring (CELAS1), 101 Scalar Damper (CDAMP1), 102 Viscous Damper (CVISC), 103 Gap (CGAP), 104 Scalar Mass (CMASS1), 106 PLOTEL, 107 Scalar Bush, 108 Standard Homogeneous Plate (CQUAD4), 111 Revised Homogeneous Plate (CQUADR), 113 P-Formulation Homogeneous Plate (CQUAD4), 114 Standard Laminate Plate (CQUAD4/PCOMP), 116 Revised Laminate Plate (CQUADR