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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