RADPRM, XPENTA15

Bulk Data Entry The RADPRM, XPENTA15 parameter controls the support of the second order PENTA element with 15 nodes in explicit dynamic analysis.

Definitions

Parameter	Values	Description
XPENTA15	<0, 1>	0 (Default) Second order CPENTA element is not supported. 1 The converter will convert the second order PENTA element to collapsed second order HEXA element. However, the results can be inaccurate near the second order PENTA depending on the loading.