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Stiffness matrix structural analysis educational package by Mathcad
Author(s) -
CedeñoRosete R.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
computer applications in engineering education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.478
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 1099-0542
pISSN - 1061-3773
DOI - 10.1002/cae.20063
Subject(s) - computer science , simple (philosophy) , comprehension , software , stiffness , matrix (chemical analysis) , stiffness matrix , educational software , direct stiffness method , engineering drawing , programming language , structural engineering , engineering , philosophy , materials science , epistemology , composite material
This article presents an educational program designed to understand in a simple form, the stiffness structural analysis theory of two‐dimensional framed structures. The program is written in spreadsheet form using the software Mathcad. Two examples are presented and they may be used as templates to solve different problems in which some interaction by the student is expected. This interaction contributes to the comprehension of the theory and helps the student to learn the theoretical basic concepts in less time. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ. 15: 107–112, 2007; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com); DOI 10.1002/cae.20063