Thanks for you reply. Yes - off course. As Doug Jenkins write, I need at least one diagonal, or the rectangular structure will collapse into a parallelogram.
And no, it’s not “homework”. I am implementing some basic FEM in software and I am in the process of adding some basic unit tests, where...
Hi,
I am new to FEM theory, and I have a small issue with a very simple example.
It's a square in x/y as shown below. "Bottom" nodes, (0) and (3), are fixed.
There is a 10000 kN down force at node (1) and a horizontal force of 11000 kN at node (1).
y...