| Author | : P. SESHU |
| File Size | : 46,9 Mb |
| Publisher | : PHI Learning Pvt. Ltd. |
| Language | : English |
| Release Date | : 01 January 2003 |
| ISBN | : 9788120323155 |
| Pages | : 340 pages |
TEXTBOOK OF FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS by P. SESHU Book PDF Summary
Designed for a one-semester course in Finite Element Method, this compact and well-organized text presents FEM as a tool to find approximate solutions to differential equations. This provides the student a better perspective on the technique and its wide range of applications. This approach reflects the current trend as the present-day applications range from structures to biomechanics to electromagnetics, unlike in conventional texts that view FEM primarily as an extension of matrix methods of structural analysis. After an introduction and a review of mathematical preliminaries, the book gives a detailed discussion on FEM as a technique for solving differential equations and variational formulation of FEM. This is followed by a lucid presentation of one-dimensional and two-dimensional finite elements and finite element formulation for dynamics. The book concludes with some case studies that focus on industrial problems and Appendices that include mini-project topics based on near-real-life problems. Postgraduate/Senior undergraduate students of civil, mechanical and aeronautical engineering will find this text extremely useful; it will also appeal to the practising engineers and the teaching community.