The objective of this chapter is to introduce the basic concepts of the FEM in its application to the analysis of simple one-dimensional (1D) axially loaded rods.
The organization of the chapter is as follows. In the first section the analysis of axially loaded rods using 2-noded rod elements is presented. Particular emphasis is put in the analogies with the solution of the same problem using the standard matrix analysis techniques studied in the previous chapter for bar structures. Here some examples of application are given. In the last part of the chapter the matrix finite element formulation adopted throughout this book is presented.
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(2009). 1D Finite Elements for Axially Loaded Rods. In: Structural Analysis with the Finite Element Method. Lecture Notes on Numerical Methods in Engineering and Sciences. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8733-2_2
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