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Lecture 7: 2D & 3D Solid Elements; Plane Stress/Strain Conditions

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Topics: Two- and three-dimensional solid elements; plane stress, plane strain, and axisymmetric conditions

Isoparametric interpolations of coordinates and displacements
Consistency between coordinate and displacement interpolations
Meaning of these interpolations in large displacement analysis, motion of a material particle
Evaluation of required derivatives
The Jacobian transformations
Details of strain-displacement matrices for total and updated Lagrangian formulations
Example of 4-node two-dimensional element, details of matrices used

Instructor: Klaus-Jürgen Bathe

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