The explicit stiffness matrix of the 15-noded cubic strain triangle

Amaechi J. Anyaegbunam, Udechukwu G. Ojiako

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Abstract

This paper presents the explicit stiffness matrix of the 15-noded cubic strain triangle, for a cross-anisotropic medium, which was evolved through the use of area coordinates. This stiffness matrix would be very useful in finite-element analysis of geomechanics problems such as collapse, vibration and consolidation because it will drastically reduce computer run-time through a faster assembly of the global stiffness matrix.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)25-40
Number of pages16
JournalProceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering and Computational Mechanics
Volume164
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 Mar 2011

Keywords

  • computational mechanics
  • solid mechanics
  • stress analysis

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