Truss Images

Updated 7/20/99

4th eigenmode of tower mesh with undeformed mesh. Color represents stress xx.

Comb mesh with cross elements in each comb. These are needed because trusses cannot have shear or bending loads. Color represents displacement y. Compare this with the beam honeycomb mesh.

Problem 4.13 in "Finite Element Method 2nd Ed." by Daryl L. Logan. Color represents stress xx. Deformation greatly amplified.