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Triangular Elements
Shape function using Cartesiancoordinates Higher Order Triangular Elements Higher order elements are useful if the…
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Plane Stress and Plane Strain
Plane Stress Analysis Fig. 1 shows the important facts about plane stress analysis. The structural…
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Plastic analysis
In plastic analysis and design of a structure, the ultimate load of the structure as…
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Stiffness Method for One-Dimensional Truss Elements
We will look at the development of the matrix structural analysis method for the simple…
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Discretization
Discretization refers to the process of translating the material domain of an object-based model into an…
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Hints and tips on finite element analysis
Don’t rely on one run. Refine the mesh in areas of high stress, repeat two…
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Capabilities of finite element programs
Finite element codes or programs fall within two main groups: 1. general-purpose systems with large finite…
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What is finite element analysis?
Finite element analysis, utilising the finite element method (FEM), is a product of the digital…
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Outline of the finite element analysis process: structural analysis
The number and type of elements chosen must be such that the variable distribution through…
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Rotation matrix
In linear algebra, a rotation matrix is a matrix that is used to perform a rotation in Euclidean space. For example, using the…