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Basic principles of the finite element method / K. M. Entwistle.

By: Entwistle, K. M.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Book (Institute of Materials (Great Britain)) ; 711.Publisher: London : IOM Communications, 1999Description: xi, 184 p. ; 30 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 1861250843.Subject(s): Structural analysis (Engineering) | Finite element methodDDC classification: 624.171
Contents:
Introduction -- About matrices -- The stiffness matrix -- One-dimensional finite element analysis -- Energy principles in finite element analysis -- Finite element that form part of a continuum -- Finite element analysis using higher order elements -- Worked examples applying the theory of section (7.2) to calculate the stresses in a loaded tapered sheet -- A cautionary epilogue.
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Introduction -- About matrices -- The stiffness matrix -- One-dimensional finite element analysis -- Energy principles in finite element analysis -- Finite element that form part of a continuum -- Finite element analysis using higher order elements -- Worked examples applying the theory of section (7.2) to calculate the stresses in a loaded tapered sheet -- A cautionary epilogue.

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Entwistle (Univ. of Manchester, UK) introduces the basic theory of the finite element method in a form that will be comprehensible to material scientists, who are not always well informed about the principles of analytical methods and theories involving applied mechanics and energy principles. The basic principles are illustrated by a diversity of examples that reinforce the particular aspects of the theory. There are three finite element analyses presented that go into the details of mathematics, allowing readers engaged in using a commercially available finite element package to clearly understand the mathematics behind the analyses and assumptions involved in the solutions. The criterion for selection of topics was guided by the wish to bring readers to the point of developing their abilities to further understand the concepts by reading additional existing literature. No list of recommended texts is included, as that is a matter of personal choice. The book is well written and quite easy to understand for upper-division undergraduate and graduate students in civil and/or mechanical engineering, as well as for students of material science. S. C. Anand; Clemson University

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