Description
Book SynopsisAuthors Cook, Malkus, Plesha and Witt have revised Concepts and Applications of Finite Element Analysis, a text suited for both introductory and more advanced courses in Finite Element Analysis. The fourth edition of this market leading text provides students with up-to-date coverage and clear explanations of finite element analysis concepts and modeling procedures.
Table of ContentsNotation.
Introduction.
One-Dimensional Elements, Computational Procedures.
Basic Elements.
Formulation Techniques: Variational Methods.
Formulation Techniques: Galerkin and Other Weighted Residual Methods.
Isoparametric Elements.
Isoparametric Triangles and Tetrahedra.
Coordinate Transformation and Selected Analysis Options.
Error, Error Estimation, and Convergence.
Modeling Considerations and Software Use.
Finite Elements in Structural Dynamics and Vibrations.
Heat Transfer and Selected Fluid Problems.
Constaints: Penalty Forms, Locking, and Constraint Counting.
Solid of Revolution.
Plate Bending.
Shells.
Nonlinearity: An Introduction.
Stress Stiffness and Buckling.
Appendix A: Matrices: Selected Definition and Manipulations.
Appendix B: Simultaneous Algebraic Equations.
Appendix C: Eigenvalues and Eigenvectors.
References.
Index.
