| Description |
xiii, 345 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- 2. Preliminaries -- 3. Energy formulations -- 4. Displacement finite elements, the basic approach -- 5. Solutions to the finite element equations, some practical considerations -- 6. Linear elements for two-dimensional and three-dimensional analysis -- 7. Convergence, compatibility and completeness -- 8. Higher order elements for two-dimensional and three-dimensional analysis -- 9. Beam and frame elements -- 10. Plate and shell elements -- 11. Dynamics and vibration -- Appendix A. List of symbols |
| Notes |
Author is a reader in mechanical engineering at Canterbury University, N.Z |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Finite element method.
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Mechanics, Applied.
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Structural analysis (Engineering)
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| LC no. |
92023364 |
| ISBN |
0412441608 (paperback) |
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