beamElementMat function

beamElementMat

Generates element stiffness matrix for beams.

beamElementMat(beamP, beamT, Y, Length, MoI)

Arguments

• beamP: Matrix (2 x n) of beam coordinates.
• beamT: Matrix (2 x n) containing the number of the coordinate point as shown in beamP that connect to form a given beam (Discretization table).
• Y: Elastic modulus value for material.
• Length: Length of beams.
• MoI: Moment of inertia for each beam segment.

Returns

Generates initial element matrix needed for the finite element model. - beamEmat: An element matrix of the beam

Examples

data(beamGeo)
data(beamDime)

Length = beamDime$Length
MoI = beamDime$MomentofInertia

beamEmat = beamElementMat(beamGeo$beamP, beamGeo$beamT, beamGeo$Y, Length, MoI)