Cosserat Rod FEM

Newton raphson is used as iterative process, Refer to lectures for more details.

Libraries

Essentials

• numpy
• matplotlib
• scipy

Optional

• FFmpeg to generate video
• latex (pip install latex)
• SciencePlots
• Install MiKtex locally add $\latex.exe location to PATH variable of user/system (in case of Windows OS)

Examples

Follower Load

Example 7.3 from Simo (1986)

Pure Bending

pure_moment.mp4

Follower load

follower_load.mp4

Dead load

dead_load.mp4