This text is designed for those who already know structural calculation. It starts with the simple exercise of reformulating the direct stiffness method using matrices. The aim is to allow the student ...
Theory of elasticity: elastic stability, principal of minimum potential energy, Raylegh-Ritz methods. Introduction to finite element methods of stress analysis: computer implementation and use of ...
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In advanced engineering circles, the finite element method — or, more commonly, finite element analysis — is a real staple. With the advent of more powerful home computers, though, even your home ...
SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis, Vol. 48, No. 4 (2010), pp. 1281-1312 (32 pages) We develop a mixed finite element method for elliptic problems on hexahedral grids that reduces to cell-centered ...