A brief overview of the direct stiffness method as applicable to skeletal structures. more ...

An introduction to numbering degree of freedom numbers for direct stiffness method of analysis of skeletal structures.

Direct stiffness method of analysis of skeletal structures represents skeletal structures using one dimensional truss or beam elements and sets up the stiffness equation, namely:

$$[K]{x} = {P}$$

where $[K]$ is the structure ...