Application of Numerical Differentiation in Structural Analysis

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This paper deals with the application of numerical differentiation in the structural analysis. In the structural analysis, the derivative values of the given function are sometimes used in calculation of structural behaviors. For calculating the derivative values, both the time and labor are needed when the structures consist of non-linear geometries such as arches or curved beams. From this viewpoint the numerical differentiation scheme is applied into the structural analysis. The numerical results obtained from the numerical differentiation are agreed very well with those obtained from the exact derivatives by analytical method. It is expected that the numerical differentiation can be utilized practically in the structural analysis.