This repository contains files circapp
and ellipseappl
designed for implementing pure tension and pure bending applications, respectively.
In the case of tension, forces are evenly distributed across the elements. Each surface of an element at the right end of the specimen receives an equal share of the force, which is then equally distributed to the two nodes forming that surface. As a result, nodes at the ends of the specimen experience half the force compared to intermediate nodes.
For pure bending, forces are distributed to generate the desired moment on each element's surface at the right end of the specimen. The force is equally divided into two parts, assigned to the degrees of freedom of the nodes forming that surface.