This master thesis aims to investigate some Pathological
issues of the FEM on static analysis of plane problems.
Its objective is to analyze the results of the plane
elements and find a way to improve them in simple and
efficient way. Four types of plane elements are being
discussed; Constant Strain Triangle CST, Linear Strain
Triangle LST, Bilinear Quadratic element Q4 and
Quadratic Quadrature element Q8. Each type has its
advantages and defects. Some locking problems as shear
locking and compressibility locking are discussed too.
They are the main reasons of the wrong results of the
plane elements. How the choice of the numerical
integration can affect the analysis and overcome the
shear locking problem. An illustrative example is
analyzed to understand the locking problems. Computer
program for each example has been written and included
in the appendices. The program used for the analysis is
MatLab.