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MANE 4240 & CIVL 4240 - Introduction To Finite Elements: Total Points: 40 Answer All Questions

This document provides instructions for problem set #4 for an introduction to finite elements course. It assigns deriving the shape functions for a 1D element with 4 nodes and plotting them as a function of x (10 points), solving problem 3.56 from the textbook (20 points), and solving problem 3.58 from the textbook (10 points), for a total of 40 points.

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MANE 4240 & CIVL 4240 - Introduction To Finite Elements: Total Points: 40 Answer All Questions

This document provides instructions for problem set #4 for an introduction to finite elements course. It assigns deriving the shape functions for a 1D element with 4 nodes and plotting them as a function of x (10 points), solving problem 3.56 from the textbook (20 points), and solving problem 3.58 from the textbook (10 points), for a total of 40 points.

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MANE 4240 & CIVL 4240 Introduction to Finite Elements



Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Instructor: Prof. S. De


Problem Set # 4



Total points : 40
Answer all questions

1. (10 points) Derive the mathematical expressions of the shape functions for a 1D
element having 4 nodes (at x
1
, x
2
, x
3
and x
4
).
Plot these shape functions clearly as a function of x.
2. (20 points) Problem 3.56
3. (10 points) Problem 3.58

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