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On teaching finite element method in plasticity with Mathematica
Author(s) -
Jiang Yansheng,
Wang Chong
Publication year - 2008
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.20135
Subject(s) - readability , finite element method , plasticity , computer science , algebra over a field , element (criminal law) , symbolic computation , programming language , calculus (dental) , mathematics , structural engineering , pure mathematics , engineering , mathematical analysis , physics , medicine , dentistry , law , political science , thermodynamics
To help students to understand how finite element methods (FEM) deal with the plasticity, we have developed a FEM program by using Mathematica, a symbolic algebra system. The program is compact and of very good readability. Its use in our teaching the theory of plasticity has led to positive results. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Comput Appl Eng Educ 16: 233–242, 2008; Published online in Wiley InterScience (www.interscience.wiley.com); DOI 10.1002/cae20135