By
Singiresu RAO, Professor & Chair, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Miami, Florida, USA
Description
Finite Element Analysis is an analytical engineering tool developed in the 1960's by the Aerospace and nuclear power industries to find
usable, approximate solutions to problems with many complex variables. It is an extension of derivative and integral calculus, and uses
very large matrix arrays and mesh diagrams to calculate stress points, movement of loads and forces, and other basic physical behaviors.
Students will find in this textbook a thorough grounding of the mathematical principles underlying the popular, analytical methods for
setting up a finite element solution based on those mathematical equations. It quickly bridges that knowledge to a host of real-world
applications--from structural design, to problems in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. Professional engineers will benefit from the
introduction to the many useful applications of finite element analysis, and will gain a better understanding of its limitations and
special uses.
New to this edition:
· New sections added on the assemblage of element equations, and an important new comparison
between finite element analysis and other analytical methods…showing advantages and disadvantages of each
· Updated solutions manual
available
· Improved sample and end-of-chapter problems
Audience:
Students in mechanical, structural, electrical, environmental and biomedical engineering.
