What is a flexibility matrix and how do I use one? Thanks
Apr 29, 2009 #2 Mapes Science Advisor Homework Helper Gold Member 2,593 20 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.
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.
Apr 29, 2009 #3 FredGarvin Science Advisor 5,067 10 I have always heard it termed the stiffness matrix. Diffrent strokes...
Apr 29, 2009 #4 Mapes Science Advisor Homework Helper Gold Member 2,593 20 Of course, one's the inverse of the other, a la compliance vs. modulus.