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Calfem - A finite element toolbox to MATLAB, version 3.3

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5.2 Spring <strong>element</strong>The spring <strong>element</strong>, shown below, can be used for the analysis of one-dimensional springsystems and for a variety of analogous physical problems.k●u 1 u 2●Quantities corresponding <strong>to</strong> the variables of the spring are listed in Table 1.Problem type Spring Nodal dis- Element Springstiffness placement force forceSpring k u P NBarEALu P NThermal conductionλALT ¯Q QElectrical circuit1RU Ī IGroundwater flowkALφ ¯Q QPipe networkπD 4128µLp ¯Q QTable 1: Analogous quantities5.2 – 1 ELEMENT

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