The Finite Element Method and Applications in Engineering Using ANSYS® - Softcover

Madenci, Erdogan; Guven, Ibrahim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 148997735X ISBN 13: 9781489977359

Publisher: Springer, 2016

Synopsis

This textbook offers theoretical and practical knowledge of the finite element method. The book equips readers with the skills required to analyze engineering problems using ANSYS®, a commercially available FEA program. Revised and updated, this new edition presents the most current ANSYS® commands and ANSYS® screen shots, as well as modeling steps for each example problem. This self-contained, introductory text minimizes the need for additional reference material by covering both the fundamental topics in finite element methods and advanced topics concerning modeling and analysis. It focuses on the use of ANSYS® through both the Graphics User Interface (GUI) and the ANSYS® Parametric Design Language (APDL). Extensive examples from a range of engineering disciplines are presented in a straightforward, step-by-step fashion. Key topics include: · An introduction to FEM
· Fundamentals and analysis capabilities of ANSYS®
· Fundamentals of discretization and approximation functions
· Modeling techniques and mesh generation in ANSYS®
· Weighted residuals and minimum potential energy
· Development of macro files
· Linear structural analysis
· Heat transfer and moisture diffusion
· Nonlinear structural problems
· Advanced subjects such as submodeling, substructuring, interaction with external files, and modification of ANSYS®-GUI 
Electronic supplementary material for using ANSYS® can be found at http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-1-4899-7550-8. This convenient online feature, which includes color figures, screen shots and input files for sample problems, allows for regeneration on the reader’s own computer. Students, researchers, and practitioners alike will find this an essential guide to predicting and simulating the physical behavior of complex engineering systems."

    

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The Finite Element Method and Applications with ANSYS® provides the reader with theoretical and practical knowledge of the finite element method and with the skills required to analyze engineering problems with ANSYS®, a commercially available FEA program. This self-contained, introductory text minimizes the need for additional reference material, covering the fundamental topics in finite element methods, as well as advanced topics concerning modeling and analysis with ANSYS®. These subjects are introduced through extensive examples from various engineering disciplines and are presented in a clear, step-by-step fashion. The book focuses on the use of ANSYS® through both the Graphics User Interface (GUI) and the ANSYS® Parametric Design Language (APDL).

This volume addresses these specific areas:

An introduction to FEM

Fundamentals and analysis capabilities of ANSYS®, with practical modeling considerations

Fundamentals of discretization and approximation functions

Modeling techniques and details of mesh generation in ANSYS®

Creating solutions and reviewing results

Finite element equations based on the method of weighted residuals and on the principle of minimum potential energy

The use of commands and APDL and the development of macro files

Example problems and solutions corresponding to linear structural analysis

Example problems and solutions related to heat transfer and moisture diffusion

Nonlinear structural problems

Advanced subjects such as submodeling, substructuring, interaction with external files, and modification of ANSYS®-GUI

Additional materials for this book, including the "input" files for the example problems, as well as the colored figures and screen shots, allowing them to be regenerated on the reader’s own computer, may be downloaded from http://extras.springer.com.

Students, researchers, and practicing engineers will find this an essential reference for use in predicting and simulating the physical behavior of complex engineering systems using ANSYS®.

 

Edition details

• Publisher: Springer
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 148997735X
• ISBN 13: 9781489977359
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 671