a) Degrees of freedom
b) Nodes
c) Axes
d) Elements
Answer: c
Explanation: A stiffness matrix represents system of linear equations that must be solved in order to ascertain an approximate solution to the differential equation. Element stiffness is obtained with respect to its axes.
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