“Finite Element Analysis” book includes the application of finite element method to plates, shells and nonlinear analysis.
Book Contents
- Introduction
- Basic Equations in Elasticity
- Matrix Displacement Formulation
- Element Shapes, Nodes, Nodal Unknowns and Coordinate Systems
- Shape Functions
- Strain Displacement Matrix
- Assembling Stiffness Equation—Direct Approach
- Assembling Stiffness Equation—Galerkin’s Method
- Assembling Stiffness Equation—Variational Method
- Discritization of a Structure
- Finite Element Analysis—Bars and Trusses
- Finite Element Analysis—Plane Stress and Plane Strain Problems
- Isoparametric Formulation
- Analysis of Beams and Rigid Frames
- Bending of Thin Plates
- Analysis of Shells
- Nonlinear Analysis
- Standard Packages and Their Features
