Block 1: Start up and Solution

Course subject(s) Block 1: Start up and Solution

This block covers the introduction of the concepts discussed in this course. It defines the non-linear theory of elasticity and includes an introductory assignment to help the student learn their way around the Abaqus software. This assignment can be found on this page.

Below is the video of the lecture belonging to this block, along with a download link to the slides that are covered in the lecture. In the explanation presented in the video, a mistake was made. The corrections for this mistake are treated in the additional document below.

This lecture starts with the introduction to the various types of non-linearities that a structural problem can include (0:05:36 in the video). The strategic decisions that can be made in the solving process of a nonlinear structural problem are discussed at 0:42:08.

At 1:12:46, the powerful Newton – Rhapson solution method is presented and elaborated with a test example on the blackboard.

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