FEM cuts a structure into several elements (pieces of the structure). -Then reconnects elements at “nodes” as if nodes were pins or drops of glue that hold elements together (boundary conditions). -This process results in a set of simultaneous algebraic equations in the form of - [K]{u} = {F}; for structural mechanics, these terms represent [stiffness matrix]{displacement} = {force}.
FEM cuts a structure into several elements (pieces of the structure). -Then reconnects elements at “nodes” as if nodes were pins or drops of glue that hold elements together. -This process results in a set of simultaneous algebraic equations - [K]{u} = {F}.
FEM cuts a structure into several elements (pieces of the structure). -Then reconnects elements at “nodes” as if nodes were pins or drops of glue that hold elements together (boundary conditions). -This process results in a set of simultaneous algebraic equations in the form of - [K]{u} = {F}; for structural mechanics, these terms represent [stiffness matrix]{displacement} = {force}.
FEM cuts a structure into several elements (pieces of the structure). -Then reconnects elements at “nodes” as if nodes were pins or drops of glue that hold elements together. -This process results in a set of simultaneous algebraic equations - [K]{u} = {F}.
