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This assignment solution was submitted to Amar Sharma for Finite Element Method course at Aligarh Muslim University. It includes: Nodes, Quadratic, One-dimensional, Element, Shape, Functions, Polynomials, Lagrange, interpolation
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Problem 4.
The nodes of a quadratic one-dimensional element are located at x=0, x=l/2, and x=l. Express the shape functions using Lagrange interpolation polynomials.
Solution
Ø(x) can be expressed in terms of three-station Lagrange interpolation polynomial as:
where