ISOPARAMETRIC TRIANGULAR ELEMENTS

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

18 March 2013
ISOPARAMETRIC TRIANGULAR ELEMENTS
NATURAL (OR AREA) COORDINATE FOR TRIANGLES
NATURAL (OR AREA) COORDINATE FOR TRIANGLES…
NATURAL (OR AREA) COORDINATE FOR TRIANGLES…
SHAPE FUNCTION FOR TRIANGULAR ELEMENTS
EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE-2
SHAPE FUNCTION FORMULA FOR TRIANGULAR
ELEMENT
EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE-2
EXAMPLE-2…
NATURAL COORDINATE MAPPING FOR TRIANGLES
NATURAL COORDINATE MAPPING FOR TRIANGLES…
NATURAL COORDINATE MAPPING FOR TRIANGLES…
NATURAL COORDINATE MAPPING FOR TRIANGLES…
EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE…
EXAMPLE-2
EXAMPLE-2…
NUMERICAL INTEGRATION FOR TRIANGLES
EXAMPLE
8-NODE TRIANGULAR ELEMENT FOR 2D BVP
8-NODE TRIANGULAR ELEMENT FOR 2D BVP…
8-NODE TRIANGULAR ELEMENT FOR 2D BVP…
EVALUATION OF AREA INTEGRALS
EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE…
EVALUATION OF BOUNDARY INTEGRALS
EVALUATION OF BOUNDARY INTEGRALS…
EVALUATION OF BOUNDARY INTEGRALS…
EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE…
QUESTIONS?