NiHu::surface_element< LSet, scalar_t > Class Template Reference

class describing a surface element that provides a normal vector More...

#include <element.hpp>

Public Types
typedef element_base< surface_element< LSet, scalar_t > >	base_t
	the base class type
using	domain_t = typename base_t::domain_t
	the domain type
typedef element_traits::normal_return_type< surface_element >::type	normal_return_type
	the return type of function get_normal
typedef element_traits::coords_type< Derived >::type	coords_t
	matrix type that stores the element's corner nodes \(x_i\)
typedef Eigen::Matrix< unsigned, num_nodes, 1 >	nodes_t
	vector type that stores the element's corner node indices
typedef domain_t::xi_t	xi_t
	type of the shape functions' independent variable \(\xi\)
typedef element_traits::location_value_type< Derived, 0 >::type	x_t
	type of the element's physical location variable \( x \)
typedef element_traits::location_value_type< Derived, 1 >::type	dx_t
	type of the gradient of the element's physical location variable \( x'_{\xi} \)

Public Member Functions
	surface_element (coords_t const &coords, unsigned id=0, nodes_t const &nodes=nodes_t())
	constructor More...
void	flip_inplace (void)
surface_element	flip (void) const
normal_return_type	get_normal (xi_t const &xi=domain_t::get_center()) const
	return element normal More...
dx_return_type	get_dx (xi_t const &xi) const
	return element location gradient More...

Protected Attributes
element_traits::normal_factory_functor< surface_element >::type	normal_computer
	functor computing the normal vector

Detailed Description

template<class LSet, class scalar_t>
class NiHu::surface_element< LSet, scalar_t >

class describing a surface element that provides a normal vector

Template Parameters

LSet	type of the geometry shape set

Definition at line 451 of file element.hpp.

Constructor & Destructor Documentation

surface_element()

template<class LSet , class scalar_t >

NiHu::surface_element< LSet, scalar_t >::surface_element ( coords_t const &  coords, unsigned  id = 0, nodes_t const &  nodes = nodes_t()  )

inline

constructor

Parameters

[in]	coords	the coordinate matrix
[in]	id	element id
[in]	nodes	the nodal index vector

Todo:

this sqrt is only valid for 3D surfaces

Definition at line 587 of file element.hpp.

Member Function Documentation

get_dx()

template<class LSet , class scalar_t >

dx_return_type NiHu::element_base< Derived >::get_dx

inline

return element location gradient

Parameters

[in]

xi

location \(\xi\) in the base domain

Returns

location gradient \(x'_{\xi}\) in the element

Definition at line 334 of file element.hpp.

get_normal()

template<class LSet , class scalar_t >

normal_return_type NiHu::surface_element< LSet, scalar_t >::get_normal ( xi_t const &  xi = domain_t::get_center() ) const

inline

return element normal

Parameters

[in]

xi

location in the reference domain

Returns

the element normal

Definition at line 611 of file element.hpp.

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following file:

• src/core/element.hpp