FINITE ELEMENT STRESS ANALYSIS
2D FEM · Triangulated Plate · von Mises Stress
Load type:
Point load (center-top)
Distributed load
Tension (sides)
Shear load
Load magnitude:
1.0
Young's modulus E:
1.0
Poisson ratio ν:
0.30
Grid resolution:
8
Deformation scale:
10
Solve FEM
Animate Load
0 MPa
Max
FEM
divides the plate into triangular elements, assembles a stiffness matrix K from element stiffnesses, solves Ku=f for nodal displacements, then computes von Mises stress σ_VM = √(σx²+σy²-σxσy+3τ²) — the yield criterion for ductile materials.