Introduction to 1 Dimensional Problems

Lesson 6 of 10 • 2 upvotes • 10:58mins

Joel George

This video gives an introduction to 1dimensional problems. A slight reference to 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional elements and their application is also discussed in this lesson. Different types of forces like body force, traction force and point load are discussed briefly in this lesson. A brief introduction about global co-ordinates, local coordinates and natural coordinates is being explained in this lesson. Properties of stiffness matrix and introduction to shape function are some of the other important topics discussed in this lesson. Characteristics of shape function and its relevance at non nodal points are also described in this lesson. Significance of shape function with a proper example of three noded triangular element is described in this lesson. Introduction and utilization of field variable function and its dependency on shape function is described in this lesson.