Finite element method for two-dimensional elasticity problem

The purpose of this study is to develop a system which can be used to solve two-dimensional elasticity problem. A manual solution has been made to solve this two-dimensional elasticity problem based on the heat problem. In the first step, the main component is solved to get the stiffness matrix. Nex...

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Main Author: Othman, Hanimah
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/11308/6/HanimahOthmanMFS2010.pdf
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Summary:The purpose of this study is to develop a system which can be used to solve two-dimensional elasticity problem. A manual solution has been made to solve this two-dimensional elasticity problem based on the heat problem. In the first step, the main component is solved to get the stiffness matrix. Next, the initial strain and load vector, and the boundary vector are computed to complete the solution. The solution is computed and verified using MATLAB.