Structural Analysis with Finite Elements
By: by Friedel Hartmann, Casimir Katz
Contributors: Katz, Casimir
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] /
Number of pages: 484
ISBN-13: 9783662054253; 9783662054239
Subjects: Civil engineering; Engineering; Mechanical engineering
Description: Structural Analysis with Finite Elements develops the foundations and applications of the finite element method in structural analysis in a language which is familiar to structural engineers. At the same time, it uncovers the structural mechanics behind the finite element method. This innovative text explores and explains issues such as: why finite element results are "wrong", why support reactions are relatively accurate, why stresses at midpoints are more reliable, why averaging the stresses sometimes may not help or why the equilibrium conditions are violated. An additional chapter treats the boundary element method and related software is available at www.winfem.de. Structural Analysis with Finite Elements provides a new foundation for the finite element method that enables structural engineers to address key questions that arise in computer modelling of structures with finite elements.
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Table of contents: title: What are Finite Elements?- What are Boundary Elements?- Frames; title: Plane Problems; title: Slabs; title: Shells; title: Mathematical Details.