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Automation of Primal Analysis

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In order to formulate nonlinear finite elements symbolically in a general but simple way, a clear mathematical formulation is needed at the highest abstract level possible.

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    One possibility is to apply difference quotients which approximate the tangent matrix \(\mathbf K \), see e.g. Wriggers (2008).

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    Jože Korelc

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