2008 | OriginalPaper | Chapter
The Space Truss Element
Author : Peter I. Kattan, PhD
Published in: MATLAB Guide to Finite Elements
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
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The space truss element is a three-dimensional finite element with both local and global coordinates. It is characterized by linear shape functions. The space truss element has modulus of elasticity
E
, cross-sectional area
A
, and length
L
.