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Fourth Edition
By
S S 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.
Contents
Overview of the Finite Element Method, Discretization of the Domain, Interpolation Models, Higher Order and Isoparametric Elements, Derivation
of Element Matrices and Vectors, Assembly of Element Matrices and Vectors and Derivation of System Equations, Numerical Solution of Finite
Element Equations, Basic Equations and Solution Procedure, Analysis of Trusses, Beams and Frames, Analysis of Plates, Analysis of 3-Dimensional
Problems, Dynamic Analysis, Formulation and Solution Procedure, 1-Dimensional Problems, 2-Dimensional Problems, 3-Dimensional Problems,
Basic Equations of Fluid Mechanics, Inviscid and Incompressible Flows, Viscous and Non-Newtonian Flows, Solution of Quasi-Harmonic Equations,
Solution of Helmhotz Equation, Solution of Reynolds Equation, Green Greass Theorem.
| Bibliographic details |
Hardbound, 688 pages, publication date: DEC-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-7506-7828-5
ISBN-10: 0-7506-7828-3
Imprint: BUTTERWORTH HEINEMANN
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