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<strong>The</strong> Beam <strong>Element</strong> in Large Displacements<br />

Example:<br />

Assume <strong>the</strong> following 2-node beam element. Evaluate <strong>the</strong> coordinate <strong>and</strong><br />

displacement interpolations <strong>and</strong> derivatives required <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> setup <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

strain displacement matrices in <strong>the</strong> TL <strong>and</strong> UL <strong>for</strong>mulation.<br />

Institute <strong>of</strong> Structural Engineering <strong>Method</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Finite</strong> <strong>Element</strong>s II 42

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