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Matrix structural analysis using finite elements

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Virtual Principles in Aircraft Structures

Part of the book series: Mechanics of Structural Systems ((MSSY,volume 6-7))

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Although simple finite elements as truss members and beam members in frames have been used in structural analysis for many years, the general finite element methods of analysis have been developped only recently in parallel with the development of digital computers. It is the use of general matrix methods in high speed digital computers that makes the general finite element methods feasible. At the present time the finite element methods are being used extensively in the analysis and design of flight vehicle structures as well as in other types of structures. Many large general purpose computer programs as well as many specialized programs have been developed for the analysis of structures. These computer programs use various finite elements and usually calculate and assemble the element matrices by one of the three methods of analysis described in previous chapters. Most of the general programs use the displacement method of analysis; a few general programs and many specialized programs use the force method of analysis; a few programs use the mixed method, while some programs use more than one method.

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    B. E. Gatewood (Professor Emeritus)

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Gatewood, B.E. (1989). Matrix structural analysis using finite elements. In: Virtual Principles in Aircraft Structures. Mechanics of Structural Systems, vol 6-7. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1165-9_15

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