Verify superposition using your truss example, e.g., now, instead of loading the truss with 3 nodes,...

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Verify superposition using your truss example, e.g., now, instead of loading the truss with 3 nodes, load one node at a time and show that the node deflections, forces, element strains and stresses add up to the values (of course within numerical error bounds) Note: You may work with your peers, yet the truss and the loading should be unique. Note also: Present your truss and your results in a neat and understandable way. Reporting is a very crucial element of FEM. Verify superposition using your truss example, e.g., now, instead of loading the truss with 3 nodes, load one node at a time and show that the node deflections, forces, element strains and stresses add up to the values (of course within numerical error bounds) Note: You may work with your peers, yet the truss and the loading should be unique. Note also: Present your truss and your results in a neat and understandable way. Reporting is a very crucial element of FEM.

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The given task is to verify the principle of superposition in the context of a truss a common structure studied in engineering mechanics and civil eng... View the full answer