Research Catalog

Title

The finite element method for engineers / Kenneth H. Huebner, Earl A. Thornton.

Author

Huebner, Kenneth H., 1942-

Publication

New York : Wiley, ©1982.

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Details

Additional Authors

Thornton, Earl A. (Earl Arthur), 1936-

Description

xxii, 623 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Subject

• Finite element method
• Finite element method
• Finite-Elemente-Methode
• Metodos Numericos Aplicados A Engenharia De Estruturas
• Matrizes (Algebra)
• Elementos E Diferencas Finitos

Note

• "A Wiley-Interscience publication."

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

Meet the Finite Element Method -- What Is the Finite Element Method? -- How the Finite Element Method Works -- A Brief History of the Method -- Range of Applications -- Commercial Finite Element Software -- The Future of the Finite Element Method -- The Direct Approach: A Physical Interpretation -- Defining Elements and Their Properties -- Assembling the Parts -- Solver Technology -- The Mathematical Approach: A Variational Interpretation -- Continuum Problems -- Some Methods for Solving Continuum Problems -- The Finite Element Method -- The Mathematical Approach: A Generalized Interpretation -- Deriving Finite Element Equations from the Method of Weighted Residuals -- Elements and Interpolation Functions -- Basic Element Shapes -- Terminology and Preliminary Considerations -- Generalized Coordinates and the Order of the Polynomial -- Natural Coordinates -- Interpolation Concepts in One Dimension -- Internal Nodes--Condensation/Substructuring -- Two-Dimensional Elements -- Three-Dimensional Elements -- Isoparametric Elements for C[superscript 0] Problems -- Numerical Integration -- Elasticity Problems -- General Formulation for Three-Dimensional Problems -- Application to Plane Stress and Plane Strain -- Application to Axisymmetric Stress Analysis -- Application to Plate-Bending Problems -- Three-Dimensional Problem -- Introduction to Structural Dynamics -- General Field Problems -- Equilibrium Problems -- Eigenvalue Problems -- Propagation Problem -- Solving the Discretized Time-Dependent Equations -- Heat Transfer Problems.

ISBN

• 0471091596
• 9780471091592
• 0471091561
• 9780471091561

LCCN

82008379

OCLC

• ocm08475490
• 8475490
• SCSB-9147810

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library