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complete or to reduce the number of elements so the job will fit available resources.
5. Example of Errors from Simplified Representation
This is illustrated on the following three sheets where an exact analytical solution is compared
with solutions splitting a tapered beam into 1, 2 ,4 and 8 elements.
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3
6. General Warning. Modern pre-processors make it reasonably easy to pick up errors in
geometry, however they do nothing to pick up incorrectly keyed in loads.
Always check that the software is operating on the values you thought you typed in!
Always do a rough 'back of the envelope' check on the results.
Always check the deformed shape to see if it is roughly what you expected.
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David J Grieve, original: 30th April 2002, modified 20th July 2004, 14th June 2005, 20th January
2006.
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