Introduction to the finite element method / J.N. Reddy, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas.

A fully updated introduction to the principles and applications of the finite element method. This authoritative and thoroughly revised and self-contained classic mechanical engineering textbook offers a broad-based overview and applications of the finite element method. This revision updates and ex...

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Main Author: Reddy, J. N. (Junuthula Narasimha), 1945- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : McGraw Hill Education, [2019]
Edition:Fourth edition.
Series:McGraw-Hill series in mechanical engineering.
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Table of Contents:
  • General introduction
  • Mathematical preliminaries and classical variational methods
  • 1-D Finite element models of second-order differential equations
  • Applications to 1-D heat transfer and fluid and solid mechanical problems
  • Finite element analysis of beams and circular plates
  • Plane trusses and frames
  • Eigenvalue and time-dependent problems in 1-D
  • Numerical integration and computer implementation
  • Single-variable problems in two dimensions
  • 2-D Interpolation functions, numerical integration, and computer implementation
  • Flows of viscous incompressible fluids
  • Plane elasticity
  • 3-D Finite element analysis.