A First Course in the Finite Element Method, SI Edition
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A First Course in the Finite Element Method, SI Edition

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A First Course in the Finite Element Method, SI Edition

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Discover a simple, direct approach that highlights the basics you need within A FIRST COURSE IN THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD, 6E. This unique book is written so both undergraduate and graduate students can easily comprehend the content without the usual prerequisites, such as structural analysis. The book is written primarily as a basic learning tool for students, like you, in civil and mechanical engineering who are primarily interested in stress analysis and heat transfer. The text offers ideal preparation for utilizing the finite element method as a tool to solve practical physical problems.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Contents
  3. Preface to the SI Edition
  4. Preface
  5. Notation
  6. Chapter 1: Introduction
  7. Chapter 2: Introduction to the Stiffness (Displacement) Method
  8. Chapter 3: Development of Truss Equations
  9. Chapter 4: Development of Beam Equations
  10. Chapter 5: Frame and Grid Equations
  11. Chapter 6: Development of the Plane Stress and Plane Strain Stiffness Equations
  12. Chapter 7: Practical Considerations in Modeling; Interpreting Results; and Examples of Plane Stress/Strain Analysis
  13. Chapter 8: Development of the Linear-Strain Triangle Equations
  14. Chapter 9: Axisymmetric Elements
  15. Chapter 10: Isoparametric Formulation
  16. Chapter 11: Three-Dimensional Stress Analysis
  17. Chapter 12: Plate Bending Element
  18. Chapter 13: Heat Transfer and Mass Transport
  19. Chapter 14: Fluid Flow in Porous Media and through Hydraulic Networks; and Electrical Networks and Electrostatics
  20. Chapter 15: Thermal Stress
  21. Chapter 16: Structural Dynamics and Time-Dependent Heat Transfer
  22. Appendix A: Matrix Algebra
  23. Appendix B: Methods for Solution of Simultaneous Linear Equations
  24. Appendix C: Equations from Elasticity Theory
  25. Appendix D: Equivalent Nodal Forces
  26. Appendix E: Principle of Virtual Work
  27. Appendix F: Geometric Properties of Structural Steel Wide-Flange Sections (W Shapes)
  28. Answers to Selected Problems
  29. Index