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Lecture 9: Solution of Equilibrium Equations in Static Analysis

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Topics: Solution of finite element equilibrium equations in static analysis

Solution of finite element equations in static analysis
Basic Gauss elimination
Static condensation
Substructuring
Multi-level substructuring
Frontal solution
LDL^T-factorization (column reduction scheme) as used in SAP and ADINA
Cholesky factorization
Out-of-core solution of large systems
Demonstration of basic techniques using simple examples
Physical interpretation of the basic operations used

Instructor: Klaus-Jürgen Bathe

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