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A First Course in Finite Elements

Jacob Fish and Ted Belytschko
Publisher: 
John Wiley
Publication Date: 
2007
Number of Pages: 
319
Format: 
Paperback with CDROM
Price: 
70.00
ISBN: 
9780470035801
Category: 
Textbook
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Part 1: Finite element formulation for one-dimensional problems

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Direct approach and finite element program structure

Chapter 3: Strong and weak forms for one-dimensional problems

Chapter 4: Approximation of trial solutions, weight functions and Gauss quadrature for one-dimensional problems

Chapter 5: Finite element formulation for one-dimensional problems

Part 2:  Finite element formulation for scalar field problems in multidimensions

Chapter 6: Strong and weak forms for multi-dimensional scalar field problems

Chapter 7: Approximation of trial solutions, weight functions and Gauss quadrature for multi-dimensional problems

Chapter 8: Finite element formulation for multi dimensional scalar field problems

Part 3:  Finite element formulation for vector field problems in two dimensions

Chapter 9: Finite element formulation for vector field problems – linear elasticity

Chapter 10: Finite element formulation for beams

Chapter 11: Application of general purpose finite element software – ABAQUS tutorial

Chapter 12: Finite Element Programming with MATLAB (on the web only)