Question: ( 3 . 1 ) You are developing a plane stress element which can have variable Young's modulus, E , based on values prescribed at

(3.1) You are developing a plane stress element which can have variable Young's modulus, E, based on values prescribed at the nodes of the element. Such elements are used to model "functionally graded materials". Note that this means the D matrix is a polynomial function of the spatial coordinates x,y(of the same degree as the displacement field). How many Gaussian quadrature points should be used to fully integrate the stiffness of elements with 2,3, and 4 nodes per edge, respectively (shown at right)?
( 3 . 1 ) You are developing a plane stress

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