Example Gallery
This page contains example plots. Click on any image to see the full image and source code.
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Spring Examples
These are entry-level 1d spring problems that shall help to illustrate the finite element method.
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A first 1D spring system with nicer plots
Beam Examples
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Single span beam under uniform load.
Three-span continuous beam under uniform load.
Truss Examples
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Statically determinate truss bridge.
3d truss example demonstrating large deformation analysis.
Post-buckling of a truss column using load Control.
Post-buckling of a truss column using displacement Control.
Post-buckling of a truss column using Arc-Length Control.
Frame Examples
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Buckling of a beam with pin-pin support
Buckling of a vertical beam with pin-pin support
Diffusion Examples
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Heat transfer at the corner of a building
Heat transfer through a thick cylinder
Plate Examples
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Patch test for mixed mesh of triangular and quadrilateral plate elements under in-plane loading
A square patch made of two triangular plate elements
A square patch made of two triangular plate elements
A square patch made of two triangular plate elements
A square patch made of one quadrilateral plate elements
A square patch made of one quadrilateral plate elements
Element Testing: Analyzing Modes and Energy
A square patch: element comparison
Patch test for triangular plate under in-plane loading
Patch test for quadrilateral plate elements under in-plane loading
Patch test for mixed mesh of triangular and quadrilateral plate elements under in-plane loading
Pulling a plate with a circular hole : using triangles
Pulling a plate with a circular hole : using quads
Bending a cantilever beam using Quad elements
Bending a cantilever beam using Quad9 elements
Benchmark problem: Wedged Plate - geometrically linear theory
Benchmark problem: Wedged Plate - finite deformations
Benchmark problem: Wedged Plate - finite deformations
Mixed Structures Examples
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