The Mechanics of Solids and Structures - Hierarchical Modeling and the Finite Element Solution

• Main Authors: Bucalem, Miguel Luiz (Author), Bathe, Klaus-Jürgen (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Series: Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics,
• Subjects: Engineering.; Mechanics.; Mechanics, Applied.; Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.

This book presents in one treatise – both – the basic mathematical models of solid / structural mechanics and effective finite element procedures for the solution of these models. The book can be used for teaching, in a modern way, solid and structural mechanics, finite element methods, and for self...

Table of Contents:

• Mathematical Models in the Finite Element Solution
• Fundamental Steps in Structural Mechanics
• The Linear 3-D Elasticity Mathematical Model
• Mathematical Models used in Engineering Structural Analysis
• The Principle of Virtual Work
• The Finite Element Process of Solution
• Hierarchical Modeling Examples
• Modeling for Nonlinear Analysis.