xiv PREFACE

Strong Form - Beams Finite Elements-Heat Conduction

uMx ðxÞ Displacement in x at Te Finite element temperature
midline d; de Global and element
m(x) Internal moment temperature matrices
s(x) Internal shear force K; Ke Global and element conductance
p(x) Distributed loading matrices
I Moment of inertia f ; fe Global and element
 Curvature boundary flux matrices
uy Vertical displacements, f ; fe Global and element source
 Rotations matrices
 s
m; Prescribed moments and shear r Global residual matrix
forces f Global flux matrix
uy ; 
 Prescribed vertical displacements
and rotations Finite Elements-Elasticity
m; s Natural boundary: moments ue Finite element displacements
and shear uexI ; ueyI Displacements at element node I
u;  Essential boundary: vertical in x and y directions, respectively
displacements and rotations d; de Global and element
displacement matrix
Finite Elements-General K; Ke Global and element stiffness
e
Domain of element e (le in 1D) matrices
Ae Area of element e (cross-sectional f ; fe Global and element
area in 1D) boundary force matrix
xeI ; yeI Coordinates of node I in f ; fe Global and element
element e body force matrices
Ne ; N Element and global shape f; f e Global and element force
function matrices matrix
Be ; B Element and global shape r Global reaction force matrix
function derivative matrices
Le Gather matrix Finite Elements-Beams
LeT Scatter matrix uey Finite element vertical
Je Jacobian matrix displacements
e ; h Element and global trial solutions de Element displacement
we ; wh Element and global weight matrix ½uy1 ; 1 ; uy2 ; 2 T
functions e
K; K Global and element stiffness
Wi Gauss quadrature weights matrices
; ; I Parent/natural coordinate f ; fe Global and element
xð; Þ x - coordinate mapping boundary force matrices
yð; Þ y - coordinate mapping f ; fe Global and element body
KE ; KF ; KEF Partition into E- and F- nodes force matrices
w Global weight functions matrix f; f e Global and element force
Re Rotation matrix from element to matrices
global coordinate system r Global reaction force matrix