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stiffness matrix

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stiffness matrix [′stif·nəs ‚mā·triks]
(mechanics)
A matrixKused to express the potential energyVof a mechanical system during small displacements from an equilibrium position, by means of the equationV= ½qTKq, whereqis the vector whose components are the generalized components of the system with respect to time andqTis the transpose ofq. Also known as stability matrix.


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