The Finite Element Method: Basic Concepts and Linear Applications, Vol. I - Hardcover

Zienkiewicz, Olgierd; Taylor, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070841748 ISBN 13: 9780070841741

Publisher: McGraw Hill, 1989

Synopsis

The fourth edition of this highly successful import is written with identical objectives to the original, first to teach and second to provide a "state-of-the-art" reference base of the subject. The book introduces the basic concepts of the finite element method and thereafter concentrates solely on linear programming.

About this title

About the Author:

O. C. Zienkiewicz was one of the early pioneers of the finite element method and is internationally recognized as a leading figure in its development and wide-ranging application. He was awarded numerous honorary degrees, medals and awards over his career, including the Royal Medal of the Royal Society and Commander of the British Empire (CBE). He was a founding author of The Finite Element Method books and developed them through six editions over 40 years up to his death in 2009. R. L. Taylor is Emeritus Professor of Engineering and Professor in the Graduate School, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley. J. Z. Zhu is a Senior Scientist at ProCAST, ESI Group, USA.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0070841748
• ISBN 13: 9780070841741
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 648