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Explain characteristics of shape function
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Shape Functions: Shape functions are the polynomials meant to describe the variation of primary variable along the domain of element.

Characteristic of Shape function

  1. Value of shape function of particular node is one and is zero to all other nodes.
  2. Sum of all shape function is one.
  3. Sum of the derivative of all the shape functions for a particular primary variable is zero.
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