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Please refer the attached 2D frame program (Appendix A) with line-by-line explanations to develop a Matlab program for a 3D Frame, whose nodal and elemental information are shown in Appendix B. The shape of three types of cross section is given in Appendix C. The loading and boundary conditions are shown in Appendix D. Appendix E shows a schematic of frame element in 3D, the local stiffness matrix and material properties for the 3D structure. Noted that the gravity is not considered. In Appendix F, a sample Transmission tower is plotted and your program can be used directly for this complex structure. In Appendix G, analysis of 3D frame in Matlab is given via two examples.
The assignment should:
1) A sample report is in Appendix B (10 point)
2) Introduce the theory of Finite Element Analysis for 3D frame. (10 point)
3) Plot the flow chart of the program. (10 point)
4) The structure is composed of 3 types of members. (15 point)
5) Plot the 3D Frame before deformation in a 3D view. The type of different members should be clearly seen in the figure. (15 point)
6) List the deformation of all nodes in a table. (20 point)
7) Write your understanding in Finite Element Analysis through this program. (10 point)
8) Please submit the report, Matlab program, input files (node.txt, elem.txt and etc.). (10 point)
Please upload the assignment to the blackboard before 00:00 19 Aug 2018. Late submissions will attract a penalty of 5% per day.