MATLAB Codes for Finite Element Analysis

Antonio J.M. Ferreira received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering in 1986, M.Sc. in Structural Engineering in 1990, and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 1997, all from the University of Porto, where he is currently a Full Professor of Mechanical Engineering. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Composite Structures, and Section Editor-in-Chief of Composites Part C: Open Access (JCOMC). Nicholas Fantuzzi received his B.S. in Civil Engineering in 2006, M.Sc. in Civil Engineering in 2009, and PhD in Structural Engineering and Hydraulics in 2013, all from the University of Bologna, where he is currently Senior Assistant Professor (tenure-track) of Structural Mechanics. He is Section Editor-In-Chief (Engineering Section) of Mathematical and Computational Applications (MCA).

Short Introduction to MATLAB.- Discrete Systems.- Bars or Trusses.- Trusses in 2D Space.- Trusses in 3D space.- Bernoulli Beams.- Bernoulli 2D Frames.- Bernoulli 3D Frames.- Grids.- Timoshenko Beams.- Plane Stress.- Kirchhoff Plates.- Mindlin Plates.- Laminated Plates.- Functionally Graded Structures.- Time Transient Analysis.