Finite Elements for Truss and Frame Structures

Introduction.- Maxima - A Computer Algebra System.- Rods and Trusses.- Euler-Bernoulli Beams and Frames.- Timoshenko Beams and Frames.- Maxima Source Codes.

Andreas Öchsner is a Full Professor of Lightweight Design and Structural Simulation at Esslingen University of Applied Sciences, Germany. Having obtained his Dipl.-Ing. degree in Aeronautical Engineering at the University of Stuttgart (1997), Germany, he subsequently served as a research and teaching assistant at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg from 1997 to 2003 while working to complete his Doctor of Engineering Sciences (Dr.-Ing.) degree. From 2003 to 2006, he was an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Head of the Cellular Metals Group affiliated with the University of Aveiro, Portugal. He spent seven years (2007-2013) as a Full Professor at the Department of Applied Mechanics, Technical University of Malaysia, where he was also Head of the Advanced Materials and Structure Lab. From 2014 to 2017 he was a Full Professor at the School of Engineering, Griffith University, Australia and Leader of the Mechanical Engineering Program (Head of Discipline and Program Director).

Resam Makvandi is a PhD candidate and research fellow at the Institute of Mechanics, Otto von Guericke University of Magdeburg, Germany. He obtained his B.Sc. degree from Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz Branch, Iran (2010) and his M.Eng. degree from the University of Technology, Malaysia (2013), both in Mechanical Engineering.