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2009-2010 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2009-2010 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

CEN 421 - Matrix Methods of Structural Analysis

3 credits
3 hours lecture
Prerequisites: CEN 306
Fundamental matrix algebra including inversion of matrices. Stiffness matrices for spring assemblages, trusses, beams, and planar frames. Introduction to flexibility method. Computer programs are used by students to solve matrix equations.