Finite Element Method - Its Basis and Fundamentals (7th Edition)

This book offers a complete introduction to the basis of the finite element method, covering fundamental theory and worked examples in the detail required for readers to apply the knowledge to their own engineering problems and understand more advanced applications. This edition sees a significant r...

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Main Authors: Zienkiewicz, O. C., Taylor, R. L., Zhu, J. Z.
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford ; Tokyo Elsevier 2013
Butterworth-Heinemann
Edition:Seventh edition.
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ISBN:1856176339, 9781856176330
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Table of Contents:
  • Title Page List of Figures List of Tables Preface Table of Contents 1. The Standard Discrete System and Origins of the Finite Element Method 2. Problems in Linear Elasticity and Fields 3. Weak Forms and Finite Element Approximation: 1-D Problems 4. Variational Forms and Finite Element Approximation: 1-D Problems 5. Field Problems: A Multidimensional Finite Element Method 6. Shape Functions, Derivatives, and Integration 7. Elasticity: Two- and Three-Dimensional Finite Elements 8. The Patch Test, Reduced Integration, and Nonconforming Elements 9. Mixed Formulation and Constraints: Complete Field Methods 10. Incompressible Problems, Mixed Methods, and other Procedures of Solution 11. Multidomain Mixed Approximations 12. The Time Dimension: Semi-Discretization of Field and Dynamic Problems 13. Plate Bending Approximation: Thin and Thick Plates 14. Shells as a Special Case of Three-Dimensional Analysis 15. Errors, Recovery Processes, and Error Estimates 16. Adaptive Finite Element Refinement 17. Automatic Mesh Generation 18. Computer Procedures for Finite Element Analysis Appendices Author Index Subject Index