Lecture 4: Generalized Coordinate Finite Element Models

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Topics: Generalized coordinate finite element models Classification of problems: truss, plane stress, plane strain, axisymmetric, beam, plate, and shell conditions; corresponding displacement, strain, and stress variables Derivation of generalized coordinate models One-, two-, three-dimensional elements, plate and shell elements Example analysis of a cantilever plate, detailed derivation of element matrices Lumped and consistent loading Example results Summary of the finite element solution process Solution errors Convergence requirements, physical explanations, the patch test Instructor: Klaus-Jürgen Bathe