Introduction to finite element analysis and design /
Nam H. Kim, Bhavani V. Sankar, and Ashok V. Kumar.
- Second edition.
- xi, 536 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Direct method- springs, bars, and truss elements -- Weighted residual methods for one-dimensional problems -- Finite element analysis of beams and frames -- Finite elements for heat transfer problems -- Review of solid mechanics -- Finite elements for two dimensional solid mechanics -- Isoparametric finite elements -- Finite element analysis for dynamic problems -- Finite elements procedure and modeling -- Structural design using finite elements -- Appendix mathematical preliminaries.