Habituating FEA

In the FEA vs. FEM article, we distinguished the two by introducing FEM as the numerical foundation of FEA. It is the underlying method tha...

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...

The truth is, you are probably using isoparametric elements without noticing it. In classes, we might have been asked to derive stiffness eq...

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