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The 2nd International Conference (Computational Mechanics and Virtual Engineering( COMEC 2007 11 – 13 OCTOBER 2007, Brasov, Romania ON STRUCTURE DEFORMATIONS BY INTEGRATED FORCE METHOD Mihai C. TOFAN1, Mihai ULEA2, Ioan GOIA3, Ioan BURC?4 1Transilvania University of Bra?ov, ROMANIA, E-mail: ulea@unitbv.ro 2Transilvania University of Bra?ov, ROMANIA 3Transilvania University of Bra?ov, ROMANIA 4Transilvania University of Bra?ov, ROMANIA Abstract: The paper draws a parallel betweeen the Integrated Force Method IFM and Finite Element Method FEM the second one being a Displacements Method. Both methods have unique response, the first one in element forces written in the local coordinates system , the second one in nodal displacements written in the global coordinates system. However the Force Method produces a large spectrum of images in nodal displacements written in the global coordinates system. This spectrum is controled by the selection of the group of principal elements, local biunique images of global nodal displacements. A short excursion in this spetrum is presented in a suggestive way. Keywords: Integrated Force Method, Finite Element Method, Mechanical Structure 1. INTRODUCTION In Figure 1 is presented a truss structure having 6 nodes and 10 elements. In the node number 0 the structure is simply supported and in the node number 5 is an external cylindrical joint. The stucture is loaded by a vertical force in the node number 3. The nodal displacements calculated by IFM and FEM are presented in the matrix, respectively matrix. One can notice a good identity of the two matrix. IFM - C, C 1 .MCD Figure 1 The IFM is drawn by the equation (1). It has as unknown, on one hand the element forces Fel from the local coordinates systems and on the other hand, the supporting reactions Z, written in the global coordinates system. In this application there are 33 unknown the components of forces and moments. The statical equilibrium of no