Central Michigan University

Body Structures I

FEA Exercises


The following FEA problems are provided in preparation for the final exam.   No grade is given for these exercises.  A link to the answers is provided at the end of the exercise, and we will review them in class as necessary.

1- Develop the stiffness matrix for the axial load in beam c:

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2- Calculate the axial deformation of beam c in the above problem.

 

Click here to see the answers