Computational Statics and Dynamics An Introduction Based on the Finite Element Method /

• Main Author: Öchsner, Andreas (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Numerical analysis.; Continuum mechanics.; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.; Numeric Computing.

This book introduces readers to modern computational mechanics based on the finite element method. It helps students succeed in mechanics courses by showing them how to apply the fundamental knowledge they gained in the first years of their engineering education to more advanced topics. In order to...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction to the Finite Element Method
• Rods and Trusses
• Euler-Bernoulli Beams and Frames
• Timoshenko Beams
• Plane Elements
• Classical Plate Elements
• Three-Dimensional Elements
• Principles of Linear Dynamics
• Integration Methods for Transient Problems
• Appendix A: Mathematics
• Appendix B: Mechanics
• Appendix C: Units and Conversion
• Appendix D: Summary of Stiffness Matrices.