FINITE ELEMENTS IN

STRUCTURAL MECHANICS

B. N. Rao
Structural Engineering Division
Department of Civil Engineering
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Chennai 600 036
bnrao05@gmail.com

6 March 2013

Higher Order Elements for

One Dimensional problems

Shape Functions for Second Order Problems

Example 1

Example 2

Isoparametric Mapping Concept

Example 3

Example 4

Quadratic Isoparametric Element for

General One Dimensional Boundary Value Problem

Example 5

One Dimensional Numerical Integration

Example 6

Application: Heat Conduction Through a Thin Fin

Example 7

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