Established Numerical Techniques for the Structural Analysis of a Regional Aircraft Landing Gear

<table class="table-group" id="tab5"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Element type</td><td class="align_center">Number</td><td class="align_center">Freedom degrees</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">CTETRA4 (solid with four nodes)</td><td class="align_center">670428</td><td class="align_center">3 for each node</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">HEX8 (solid with eight nodes)</td><td class="align_center">6100</td><td class="align_center">3 for each node</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">SHELL4 (shell with four nodes)</td><td class="align_center">25838</td><td class="align_center">6 for each node</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">SHELL3 (shell with three nodes)</td><td class="align_center">481764</td><td class="align_center">6 for each node</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">PENTA6 (solid with six nodes)</td><td class="align_center">30080</td><td class="align_center">3 for each node</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Element types used in full-FE dynamic model.</div>

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Table 5: Established Numerical Techniques for the Structural Analysis of a Regional Aircraft Landing Gear 