Introduction to Problem Definition and Development
Introduction
The objective of Part I is twofold: (1) to show the relationship between the finite element method and the problems the method is designed to solve and (2) to show the relationship between the finite element method and other solution techniques, particularly the finite difference method. The presentation of these two relationships has four purposes: (1) to present motivations for the finite element method; (2) to provide both the theoretical basis for the finite element method and a new approach for forming finite element stiffness matrices; (3) to identify two distinct categories of solution techniques, namely, the variational and the differential approaches; and (4) to provide ...
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