Examining Element Stiffness Matrix

 
Examining Element Stiffness Matrix

VisualFEA/CBT has a function to display information about the element stiffness. The information includes contents of element stiffness matrix and other related computation, and can be displayed either numerically or symbolically. Various computational aspects of the element stiffness matrix can be examined using this function. The numerical values are updated in real time as the user changes the geometry of the element. The element stiffness matrix can also be shown in comparison with assembled global stiffness matrix.