Duke University

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

CEE 421L. Matrix Structural Analysis
Stiffness Matrix Reference Sheet for 2D Truss Bars

4
Bar Direction

(x , y )
2

Local Joint Number

Element Coordinate
in Global Directions

1
(x , y )
1

L=

(x2 x1 )2 + (y2 y1 )2

k=

EA

1
0
1
0

0 1 0
0
0 0

0
1 0
0
0 0

c = (x2 x1 )/L

T =

K=

EA

s = (y2 y1 )/L

c2
cs c2 cs
cs
s2 cs s2

c2 cs
c2
cs
cs s2
cs
s2

EA
[c(v3 v1 ) + s(v4 v2 )]
L
EA 2
sin
L

EA
cos sin
L
=1

=1

EA 2
cos
L

EA
cos sin
L

Coordinate System
Element Deflection
Element Force
Element Stiffness
Structural Deflection
Structural Loads
Structural Stiffness
q=ku
"

a b
c d

Local
u
q
k
-

f =Kv
#1

1
=
ad bc

Global
v
f
K
d
p
Ks

p = Ks d
"

d b
c
a

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