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Flexibility Matrix

  1. Apr 29, 2009 #1

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    What is a flexibility matrix and how do I use one?

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    skaboy607, Apr 29, 2009
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  3. Apr 29, 2009 #2

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    In the context of solid mechanics, the flexibility matrix couples a load vector to a displacement vector. See, for example, McGuire's Matrix Structural Analysis.
     
    Mapes, Apr 29, 2009
  4. Apr 29, 2009 #3

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    I have always heard it termed the stiffness matrix. Diffrent strokes...
     
    FredGarvin, Apr 29, 2009
  5. Apr 29, 2009 #4

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    Of course, one's the inverse of the other, a la compliance vs. modulus.
     
    Mapes, Apr 29, 2009
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