Elements

Elements#

Only 1D-elements are considered.

Beams#

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Beams are treated in the book Engineering Mechanics Volume 2 in chapter 4.1 (Hartsuijker and Welleman, 2007).

Two-force members#

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Two-force members are a simplified form of the general Beams in which only normal forces occur. These elements are treated in the book Engineering Mechanics Volume 1 in chapter 3.2.2 (Hartsuijker and Welleman, 2006).

Instructions from lecture#

This topic is presented in a lecture available from 0:20:20 - 0:29:50 here (TU Delft login required)

Cables#

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Cables are treated in the book Engineering Mechanics Volume 1 in chapter 14.1 (without supchapters) (Hartsuijker and Welleman, 2006).

Instructions from lecture#

This topic is presented in a lecture available from 0:05:45 - 0:06:35 here (TU Delft login required)