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About the Direct Stiffness Method for Truss Analysis category
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212
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27 November 2022
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1. Introduction and course overview
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6
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496
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9 January 2025
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2. Our approach to Python
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0
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292
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26 November 2022
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3. Getting started with Jupyter Notebooks
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253
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26 November 2022
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4. Section overview (2D Trusses)
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238
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26 November 2022
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5. Stress and strain in 2D
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10
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574
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22 March 2025
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6. Strain & displacement in 2D
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4
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276
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28 August 2025
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7. 3 dimensions and matrix notation
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4
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370
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30 May 2024
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8. Plane Stress condition
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227
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26 November 2022
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9. Plane Strain condition
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225
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26 November 2022
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10. Material matrix summary
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8
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437
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10 October 2025
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11. Section overview (2D Trusses)
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268
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26 November 2022
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12. Finite Element equations and the Direct Stiffness method
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5
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363
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10 July 2025
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13. The Principle of Minimum Potential Energy
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223
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26 November 2022
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14. The Finite Element equations
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2
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230
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30 July 2025
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15. Stiffness matrix for bar element
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4
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344
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18 June 2024
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16. Finite element equation review
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274
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26 November 2022
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17. Transformation from local to global coordinates
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2
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285
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24 March 2025
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18. Section overview (2D Trusses)
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244
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26 November 2022
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19. Analysis procedure overview
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244
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26 November 2022
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20. Calculating element stiffness matrices
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2
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284
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8 March 2025
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21. Building the primary stiffness matrix
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12
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500
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27 January 2026
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22. Reducing to structure stiffness matrix
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211
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26 November 2022
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23. Solve for unknown displacements
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240
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26 November 2022
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24. Solve for unknown reactions
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4
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250
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10 September 2024
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25. Finding element forces
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2
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238
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28 July 2025
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26. Section overview (2D Trusses)
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218
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26 November 2022
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27. Element stiffness matrices
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5
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404
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18 January 2023
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28. Whole structure stiffness matrix
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2
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253
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13 September 2024
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29. Reactions, element forces and nodal displacements
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210
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26 November 2022
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