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Solid Mechanics—General modeling of objects with extension in all directions
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Shell and Plate—For objects which are thin in one direction, but have significant bending stiffness
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Membrane—For objects which are thin in one direction, and have negligible bending stiffness
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Beam—For objects where two directions have significantly smaller dimensions than the third; significant bending stiffness
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Truss—For objects where two directions have significantly smaller dimensions than the third; only axial forces can be transmitted
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