Functionally graded element

{{Short description|Elements used in finite element analysis}}

In materials science and mathematics, functionally graded elements are elements used in finite element analysis.{{Cite book |last1=Schmauder |first1=Siegfried |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QcyxI-3EG4cC&dq=%22functionally+graded+elements%22&pg=PA241 |title=Micromechanics and Nanosimulation of Metals and Composites: Advanced Methods and Theoretical Concepts |last2=Mishnaevsky |first2=Leon |date=2008-10-20 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=978-3-540-78678-8 |language=en}} They can be used to describe a functionally graded material.{{Cite book |last1=Singh |first1=Indra Vir |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T1-5DwAAQBAJ&dq=%22functionally+graded+elements%22&pg=PA16 |title=Advances in Mechanical Problems of Functionally Graded Materials and Structures |last2=Yu |first2=Tiantang |last3=Lich |first3=Le Van |last4=Bui |first4=Tinh Quoc |date=2019-10-28 |publisher=MDPI |isbn=978-3-03921-658-1 |language=en}}