Analysis of simple self-supporting structures
The aim of this assignment is to analyse simple self-supporting structuresbased on the theory of finite element developed so far. The objective of the assignment is to develop a matlab code capable of calculating the forces and displacements for simple, two dimensional structures. In part A, you will solve a simple model by hand to calculate the displacement of the structure and the reaction forces. You will then develop your FE code and solve the same problem and show that the results are the same. In part B, you will apply your FE code to a more complex problem and again predict the overall displacements and the reaction forces for the structure.