TEXTBOOK OF FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS

by P. SESHU

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9788120323155
Publisher:	PHI Learning
Publication date:	01/01/2003
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	340
File size:	16 MB
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About the Author

<TABLE border=0 width="100%"><TBODY><TR><TD class=normal>P. SESHU, Ph.D., is Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay. Earlier (1984-85), he worked as a Scientist at the Defence Research and Development Laboratory, Hyderabad; he was also a visiting scientist to academic institutions in USA, UK and Germany. An outstanding student throughout his studies and a distinguished teacher, Dr. Seshu has contributed extensively to reputed journals in India and abroad, including International Journal of Composite Structures, Communications in Applied Numerical Methods, Journal of Sound and Vibration, and Journal of Aeronautical Society of India.&nbsp;</TD></TR><TR><TD>&nbsp;</TD><TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Table of Contents

Preface.
1. Introduction.
2. Finite Element Formulation Starting from Governing Differential Equations.
3. Finite Element Formulation Based on Stationarity of a Functional.
4. One-dimensional Finite Element Analysis.
5. Two-dimensional Finite Element Analysis.
6. Dynamic Analysis Using Finite Elements.
7. Application Examples.
<B>Appendices.</B>
A-Suggested Mini-Project Topics.
B-Review of Preliminaries.
C-Typical Finite Element Program.
Index.