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(Solved): a) Evaluate the stiffness matrix for the 2-D element shown in Figure. The coordinates are given in m ...



a) Evaluate the stiffness matrix for the 2-D element shown in Figure. The coordinates are given in millimeters. Assume plane stress condition. Let ???? = 200 ????????????,? = 0 25 . and ???? = 2 ????????. b) For the element, the nodal displacements are given as . 1 u 3 0 mm = , . 1 v 1 0 mm = , 2 u 2 mm = , . 2 v 0 0 mm = , . 3 u 3 0 mm = , . 3 v 1 0 mm = Determine the element stresses , ? ? ? x y xy and .

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a) Evaluate the stiffness matrix for the 2-D element shown in Figure. The coordinates are given in millimeters. Assume plane stress condition. Let b) For the element, the nodal displacements are given as Determine the element stresses and . (35 P)


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To evaluate the stiffness matrix for the 2-D element and determine the element stresses, we will follow these steps:


a) Evaluation of Stiffness Matrix:



Given parameters:
E = 200 GPa (Young's modulus)
v = 0.25 (Poisson's ratio)
t = 2 mm (thickness of the element)


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