An Introductory Guide to Finite Element Analysis (Introductory Guide Series (REP))

A. A. Becker

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1860584101 ISBN 13: 9781860584107

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell, 2003

An Introductory Guide to Finite Element Analysis is written specifically for engineers and scientists who want to understand the fundamental theory of finite element (FE) analysis and to learn how to analyse practical problems using FE software. An Introductory Guide to Finite Element Analysis is based on lecture notes compiled by the author whilst running successful "continuing professional development" courses on finite element methods over the past 12 years. As a result this excellent book provides answers to the fundamental questions a newcomer to FEA, or a busy practising engineer, might want to ask without using unnecessarily complex mathematical explanations. COMPLETE CONTENTS - Introduction and background - Structural analysis using pinjointed elements - Continuum elements (twodimensional, axisymmetric, three-dimensional elements) - Energy and variational approaches - Higher order quadratic elements - Beam, plate, and shell elements - Practical guidelines for FE applications - Introduction to nonlinear FE analysis - Thermal problems - Examples of FE applications. This book provides the theoretical background to understanding linear finite element analysis, presents a number of examples to illustrate how practical problems can be analysed using FE software, and provides a firm foundation for readers interested in further, more advanced, non-linear applications.