org.jscience.physics.solids
Class AtlasElement

java.lang.Object
  org.jscience.physics.solids.AtlasObject
      org.jscience.physics.solids.AtlasElement

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Comparable

Direct Known Subclasses:

AreaElement, CurveElement

public abstract class AtlasElement
extends AtlasObject

Top level abstract object for all finite elements.

Constructor Summary

AtlasElement()

Method Summary

abstract void	computeResults(SolutionMatrices m) Computes the volume of the element.
abstract void	contributeMatrices(SolutionMatrices m) Method to contribute stiffness contributions to the stiffness matrix.
abstract AtlasCoordSys	getLocalCoordSys() DOCUMENT ME!
abstract AtlasNode[]	getNodes() Returns all of the nodes referenced by this element.
int	getNumberNodes() Returns the number of nodes referenced by this element.
abstract java.util.ArrayList	getResults() DOCUMENT ME!

Methods inherited from class org.jscience.physics.solids.AtlasObject

compareTo, equals, getId, getParentModel, getType, loadJDOMElement, populateGeometry, setId, setParentModel, toString, unloadJDOMElement

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

AtlasElement

public AtlasElement()

Method Detail

getLocalCoordSys

public abstract AtlasCoordSys getLocalCoordSys()

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Returns:

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contributeMatrices

public abstract void contributeMatrices(SolutionMatrices m)
                                 throws AtlasException

Method to contribute stiffness contributions to the stiffness matrix.

Parameters:

m - DOCUMENT ME!

Throws:

AtlasException - DOCUMENT ME!

getNodes

public abstract AtlasNode[] getNodes()

Returns all of the nodes referenced by this element.

Returns:

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getNumberNodes

public int getNumberNodes()

Returns the number of nodes referenced by this element.

Returns:

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computeResults

public abstract void computeResults(SolutionMatrices m)
                             throws AtlasException

Computes the volume of the element.

Parameters:

m - DOCUMENT ME!

Throws:

AtlasException - DOCUMENT ME!

getResults

public abstract java.util.ArrayList getResults()

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Returns:

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