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This chapter gives a brief introduction about finite element method. Closed form, analytical and finite element solution are derived for a beam with uniformly distributed pulling load. Finally, different numerical methods and its application domains are discussed.
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Thilak, T.J.R., Nair, S.U. (2024). Introduction. In: Nair, S.U., Somanath, S. (eds) Introduction to Finite Element Analysis. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7989-7_1
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