A topological modification method for structural variations of finite
element system is;studied in this paper. The Moore-Penrose (M-P) inver
se theory and a new factorization of a stiffness matrix are used. A se
t of explicit formulations of variations are obtained. Two numerical e
xamples are given to illustrate the validity of the present method. Co
pyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd.