The Finite Element Analysis of Shells - Fundamentals

• Main Authors: Chapelle, Dominique (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.; Numerical analysis.; Mechanics.; Computational intelligence.; Continuum mechanics.; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.; Computational Intelligence.; Numerical Analysis.

This book presents a modern continuum mechanics and mathematical framework to study shell physical behaviors, and to formulate and evaluate finite element procedures. With a view towards the synergy that results from physical and mathematical understanding, the book focuses on the fundamentals of sh...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Geometrical Preliminaries
• Elements of Functional and Numerical Analysis
• Shell Mathematical Models
• Asymptotic Behaviors of Shell Models
• Displacement-Based Shell Finite Elements
• Influence of the Thickness in the Finite Element Approximation
• Towards the Formulation of Effective General Shell Elements
• On the Nonlinear Analysis of Shells.