Theoretical development of a dynamic stiffness matrix (DSM) based direct damping matrix identification method is revisited in this paper. This method was proposed to identify both the mechanism and ...

Description: Analysis of plane trusses, continuous beams, and plane frames by direct stiffness method; analysis of continuous beams by moment distribution method; approximate methods of analysis.

UCLA biophysicists have developed a new method to rapidly determine a single cell's stiffness and size -- which could ultimately lead to improved treatments for cancer and other diseases. The method ...

Description: Determination of reactions, shears, and bending moments; determination of deflections (emphasis on method of virtual work); force method of analysis; basis of direct stiffness method; ...