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This document outlines the theory and MATLAB implementation of various finite element types including springs, bars, trusses, beams and frames. It provides the basic equations and MATLAB functions used for each finite element type.

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This document outlines the theory and MATLAB implementation of various finite element types including springs, bars, trusses, beams and frames. It provides the basic equations and MATLAB functions used for each finite element type.

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.1 Steps of the Finite Element Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1.2 MATLAB Functions for Finite Element Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
1.3 MATLAB Tutorial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2. The Spring Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.1 Basic Equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
2.2 MATLAB Functions Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
3. The Linear Bar Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.1 Basic Equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
3.2 MATLAB Functions Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
4. The Quadratic Bar Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4.1 Basic Equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
4.2 MATLAB Functions Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
5. The Plane Truss Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
5.1 Basic Equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
5.2 MATLAB Functions Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
6. The Space Truss Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
6.1 Basic Equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
6.2 MATLAB Functions Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
7. The Beam Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
7.1 Basic Equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109
7.2 MATLAB Functions Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
8. The Plane Frame Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
8.1 Basic Equations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
8.2 MATLAB Functions Used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

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