Habituating FEA

A summary of the differences between plane stress, plane strain and axisymmetric elements. Element Plane stress ...

Thick shells are capable of modelling transverse shear deformation whilst thin shells do not. Thick shells are governed by the  Mindlin–Reis...

A comparison of the differences between membrane, plate and shell elements. Element Membrane Plate Shell...

Standard beam theory ( Euler-Bernoulli bending theory) assumes no deformation by shear. This can be safely applied to thin beams that are l...

Table illustrating the differences between straight and curved beams See also Types of elements in the element library

Table illustrating the differences between truss and beam elements. See also Types of elements in the element library

Today when we hear about finite element method (FEM) , the first thing that comes across our mind would be a beautiful picture like this: ...

Direct vs. Iterative methods The two approaches available for solving global stiffness matrix (K) in FEM are: Implications on FEA...

This post aims to address the question that arises when one cannot distinguish between boundary conditions (BCs) and displacement BCs in the...

See also What are Constitutive Equations? Physical Laws of Continuum Mechanics

A summary of the differences between a kinematics and kinetics study. Kinematics Kinetics Study of ...