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  2. Unit dummy force method - Wikipedia

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    The Unit dummy force method provides a convenient means for computing displacements in structural systems. It is applicable for both linear and non-linear material behaviours as well as for systems subject to environmental effects, and hence more general than Castigliano's second theorem .

  3. Discontinuous deformation analysis - Wikipedia

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    While DDA is a displacement method, DEM is a force method. While DDA uses displacement as variables in an implicit formulation with opening-closing iterations within each time step to achieve equilibrium of the blocks under constrains of the contact, DEM employs an explicit, time marching scheme to solve the equations of motion directly ...

  4. Work (physics) - Wikipedia

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    A force does negative work if it has a component opposite to the direction of the displacement at the point of application of the force. [ 1 ] For example, when a ball is held above the ground and then dropped, the work done by the gravitational force on the ball as it falls is positive, and is equal to the weight of the ball (a force ...

  5. Displacement (fluid) - Wikipedia

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    In fluid mechanics, displacement occurs when an object is largely immersed in a fluid, pushing it out of the way and taking its place. The volume of the fluid displaced can then be measured, and from this, the volume of the immersed object can be deduced: the volume of the immersed object will be exactly equal to the volume of the displaced fluid.

  6. Archimedes' principle - Wikipedia

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    The downward force on the object is simply its weight. The upward, or buoyant, force on the object is that stated by Archimedes' principle above. Thus, the net force on the object is the difference between the magnitudes of the buoyant force and its weight.

  7. Structural analysis - Wikipedia

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    Commercial computer software for structural analysis typically uses matrix finite-element analysis, which can be further classified into two main approaches: the displacement or stiffness method and the force or flexibility method. The stiffness method is the most popular by far thanks to its ease of implementation as well as of formulation for ...

  8. Virtual work - Wikipedia

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    The work of a force on a particle along a virtual displacement is known as the virtual work. Historically, virtual work and the associated calculus of variations were formulated to analyze systems of rigid bodies, [ 1 ] but they have also been developed for the study of the mechanics of deformable bodies.

  9. Deformation (engineering) - Wikipedia

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    4) A graphical method, so-called "Considere construction", can help determine the behavior of stress-strain curve whether necking or drawing happens on the sample. By setting λ = L / L 0 {\displaystyle \lambda =L/L_{0}} as determinant, the true stress and strain can be expressed with engineering stress and strain as below: