Initialization and Input Data Import the necessary libraries and set the print options for better readability. Input Nodes and Elements Input the total number of nodes and elements. Collect the x and ...

Abstract: A fundamental result in the theory of spatial stiffness matrices is Loncaric's normal form. When a spatial stiffness matrix is described in an appropriate coordinate frame, it will have a ...

The author has tested the program with several Model Problems (see folder) with the comparison of the results from Commercial Software such as Tekla Tedds and RISA. Users are encouraged to explore the ...

1 Department of Mechanical and Aerospace, Brunel University, London, UK. 2 Department of Design, Brunel University, London, UK. This paper is to review the theory of thin-walled beam structures of the ...