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Why is Guyan reduced Stiffness matrix zero?
When a Guyan reduction is applied to a finite element model and reduced to a statically determinate number of degrees of freedom (1 node/6dof), why does the reduced stiffness matrix become zero? I've been trying to wrap my head around this all day, and I understand the intuition behind it. The...- Su5hi
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