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The Direct Stiffness Method for Truss Analysis with Python

Build your own finite element truss analysis software using Python and tackle large scale structures
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Contents

Introduction

1. Introduction and course overview
  • 7 mins
  • 145 MB
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2. Our approach to Python in this course
  • 3 mins
  • 43.6 MB
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3. Getting started with Jupyter Notebooks and Python
  • 13 mins
  • 129 MB
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Support and Lecture Q&A (Please read!)

    Modelling Elastic Behaviour

    4. Section overview
    • 2 mins
    • 27.3 MB
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    5. Stress and strain in 2D
    • 15 mins
    • 287 MB
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    6. Strain and displacement in 2D
    • 13 mins
    • 229 MB
    7. 3-dimensions and matrix notation
    • 20 mins
    • 414 MB
    8. Plane Stress condition
    • 17 mins
    • 315 MB
    9. Plane Strain condition
    • 7 mins
    • 134 MB
    10. Material matrix summary
    • 9 mins
    • 181 MB

    Finite Element Equations & Stiffness Matrices

    11. Section overview
    • 2 mins
    • 38.9 MB
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    12. Finite Element equations and the Direct Stiffness Method
    • 22 mins
    • 360 MB
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    13. The Principle of Minimum Potential Energy
    • 16 mins
    • 296 MB
    14. The Finite Element equations
    • 14 mins
    • 310 MB
    15. Stiffness matrix for bar element
    • 14 mins
    • 235 MB
    16. Finite Element equation review
    • 15 mins
    • 279 MB
    17. Transformation from local to global coordinates
    • 17 mins
    • 302 MB

    Direct Stiffness Method: Step-by-Step

    18. Section overview
    • 2 mins
    • 38.5 MB
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    Section 4 - Direct Stiffness Method Step by Step - Slides
    • 7.63 MB
    19. Analysis procedure overview
    • 7 mins
    • 72.2 MB
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    20. Calculating element stiffness matrices
    • 5 mins
    • 57.7 MB
    21. Building the primary stiffness matrix
    • 7 mins
    • 84 MB
    22. Reducing to the structure stiffness matrix
    • 5 mins
    • 70.3 MB
    23. Solving for unknown displacements
    • 2 mins
    • 23.6 MB
    24. Solving for unknown reactions
    • 3 mins
    • 35.4 MB
    25. Finding element forces
    • 6 mins
    • 66.2 MB

    Direct Stiffness Method in Python

    26. Section overview
    • 2 mins
    • 33 MB
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    Jupyter notebooks.zip
    • 130 KB
    27. Element stiffness matrices
    • 15 mins
    • 121 MB
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    28. Whole structure stiffness matrix
    • 12 mins
    • 116 MB
    29. Reactions, element forces and nodal displacements
    • 13 mins
    • 102 MB
    30. Visualising our output
    • 14 mins
    • 126 MB
    31. Refactor - Tidying up with functions
    • 18 mins
    • 217 MB
    Mid-course check-in

      Direct Stiffness Method on Larger Structures

      32. Section overview
      • 1 min
      • 24.4 MB
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      Question Jupyter notebook
      • 80.7 KB
      Section 6 - Direct Stiffness Method on Larger Structures - Slides
      • 7.34 MB
      33. Calculating element stiffness matrices
      • 5 mins
      • 59.4 MB
      34. Building the primary stiffness matrix
      • 4 mins
      • 50.1 MB
      35. Reducing to structure stiffness matrix
      • 2 mins
      • 30.9 MB
      36. Solving for unknown displacements
      • 2 mins
      • 17 MB
      37. Solving for unknown reactions
      • 2 mins
      • 20.1 MB
      38. Finding element forces
      • 4 mins
      • 45.5 MB

      Optimising for Larger Structures in Python

      39. Section overview
      • 2 mins
      • 26.4 MB
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      Jupyter notebook
      • 139 KB
      40. Building the primary stiffness matrix
      • 20 mins
      • 252 MB
      41. Extracting the structure stiffness matrix
      • 3 mins
      • 38.7 MB
      42. Displacements and reactions
      • 10 mins
      • 120 MB
      43. Calculating member forces
      • 5 mins
      • 68.2 MB
      44. Visualising our output
      • 11 mins
      • 143 MB

      Building a Generalised Truss Solver in Python

      45. Section overview
      • 2 mins
      • 27.1 MB
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      Jupyter notebook
      • 160 KB
      46. Establishing input data
      • 8 mins
      • 65.4 MB
      47. Calculating member orientation and length
      • 28 mins
      • 390 MB
      48. Primary and Structure Stiffness matrices
      • 11 mins
      • 137 MB
      49. Displacements, reactions and member forces
      • 17 mins
      • 167 MB
      50. Automating the output visualisation
      • 11 mins
      • 119 MB
      51. Automating the text summary
      • 11 mins
      • 111 MB

      Taking your Solver for a Test Drive

      52. Section overview
      • 1 min
      • 19.3 MB
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      Jupyter notebooks
      • 443 KB
      53. Test Question #1
      • 10 mins
      • 152 MB
      54. Test Question #2
      • 7 mins
      • 121 MB
      55. Test Question #3
      • 5 mins
      • 70.7 MB
      56. Course wrap up and Certificate of Completion
      • 2 mins
      • 34.3 MB