Finite Element Structural Analysis on an Excel Spreadsheet

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Finite Element Structural Analysis on an Excel Spreadsheet Course No: S04-003 Credit: 4 PDH Richard Campbell, , Continuing Education and Development, Stonewall CourtWoodcliff Lake, NJ 07677P: (877) Element Structural Analysis ON AN Excel Spreadsheet COURSE DESCRIPTION: Conventional thinking is that Finite Element (FE) Analysis is complex and requires expensive commercial software. This course shows that this is not necessarily true; FE theory can be understood in a few hours and is simple enough to put on an Excel Spreadsheet .

This is because member behavior between joint nodes is already solved in closed-form solution (for the assumption that only bending and axial strains are relevant). ... • node displacements, • member end forces, • all intermediate calculations. 3. The plot sheet that shows node and member geometry to assist in verifying model input.

  Joint, Displacement, Force