... Wednesday, February 19, 200 3 5:19 PM© 200 3 by CRC CRC Press LLC 180 Finite Element Analysis: Thermomechanics of Solids 13.5 EXERCISES1. Find the exact solution for a circular rod of length L, radius ... February 19, 200 3 5:19 PM© 200 3 by CRC CRC Press LLC 174 Finite Element Analysis: Thermomechanics of Solids For the assumed conditions, the dynamic thermal stiffness matrix is positive-definite, ... () 0749_Frame_C13 Page 173 Wednesday, February 19, 200 3 5:19 PM© 200 3 by CRC CRC Press LLC 178 Finite Element Analysis: Thermomechanics of Solids Clearly, D becomes unbounded as ν → 1/2. Furthermore,...