Extend definition to material bodies: total work is the addition of the work done on all particles by forces distributed over the volume W by forces distributed over the surface t·udS
Principle of Virtual Displacements Consider a body in equilibrium. We know that the stress field must satisfy the differential equations of equilibrium. Multiply the differential equations of equilibrium by an \arbitrary\displacement field T
Which of the following are real problems with the ritz method 1. Selection of basis functions for general ge- metres 2. Lack of systematic procedure to compute stiff atrix and forcing terms
By looking at the potential energy of an element, what can you conclude about the properties required for the basis functions of an euler -bernoulli beam element? They should be differentiable twice