Q3. (a) A prismatic circular rod with one end fixed is acted on by the specified loadings as shown below. Discretise the rod with two equally long linear truss finite elements and calculate: (i) the global/system stiffness matrix and load vector, and (ii) the nodal displacements and element stresses.

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Q3. (a) A prismatic circular rod with one end fixed is acted on by the specified
loadings as shown below. Discretise the rod with two equally long
linear truss finite elements and calculate:
(i) the global/system stiffness matrix and load vector, and
(ii) the nodal displacements and element stresses.
Transcribed Image Text:Q3. (a) A prismatic circular rod with one end fixed is acted on by the specified loadings as shown below. Discretise the rod with two equally long linear truss finite elements and calculate: (i) the global/system stiffness matrix and load vector, and (ii) the nodal displacements and element stresses.
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