Finite Element Analysis and Programming : An Introduction
* Preface* List of Abbreviations and Symbols* What is FEA?* Basic Concepts in FEA* Basic Steps in FEA* Displacement Function Based Formulation* Shape Functions* Bar Elements* Truss Elements* Beam Elements* Frame Element* Strain-displacement Matrix for 2D and 3D Elements* Triangle Membrane Elements* Quadrilateral Membrane Elements* Axisymmetric Elements* Tetrahedron Elements* Prism Element* Hexahedron Element* Plate Elements* Composite Laminates* Dynamic Analysis* FEA of Partial Differential Equations* Appendix A: Methods for Solving a System of Equations* Appendix B: Methods for Solving Eigenvalue Problems* Appendix C: Programming Guide to MATHCAD 2001* Appendix D: Unit Conversions* References* Subject Index.