Cae, Finite Element Analysis, Structural Engineering, Mechanics, Simulation.
and 3, element 3 connects DOF 3 and 4, and so on. Hence, it implies that element 1 and 2 share a common DOF 2, element 2 and 3 share a common DOF 3, and so on. Fig. 37 — Description of inter-element connectivity To establish a relationship between local element coordinate system and global