Constant Strain Triangle — Beam Analysis
CE/ME 532 — Interactive CST Finite Element Analysis
Preset
Cantilever
Simply Supported
Geometry
L
H
Material (plane stress)
Plane Stress
Plane Strain
E
ν
t
Mesh Divisions
n
x
n
y
Mesh Pattern
2-tri
4-tri (crossed)
Each quad → 2 triangles (single diagonal)
Load (downward P)
P
▶ Analyze
Mesh
Deformed
|d|
ε
x
ε
y
γ
xy
σ
vm
Deformation scale:
1.0×
Nodal Displacements
Stiffness Matrix