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An eight‐node 24‐DOF nonconforming brick element is developed. It contains nine internal modes, including quadratic and cubic forms, wherein each local coordinate component is at most quadratic. The reverse adjustment to patch test is applied to quadratic modes to eliminate shear locking. To rectify the ill‐condition of the element stiffness matrix caused by irregular element shape such as large aspect...