Mesh Refinement: Tapered Bar with 1, 2, 4 and 8 Elements
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Lessons in this course
- The Idea: Springs as Elements, Nodes and the 2 × 2 Element Table Pro
- Assembly: The Global Stiffness Table by Node Pairs with SUMIFS Pro
- Supports and Loads: The Reduced System, Cramer's Rule and Reactions Pro
- Bar Elements: k = E·A/L, Gaussian Elimination in Step Columns, Stresses Pro
- Distributed and Thermal Loads: Self-Weight and Temperature as Nodal Forces Pro
- Truss Elements: Direction Cosines, the Joint Table and Member Forces Pro
- Mesh Refinement: Tapered Bar with 1, 2, 4 and 8 Elements Pro
- Capstone: Checking a Colleague's Results – Equilibrium, Sensitivity, Stress Utilisation Pro