The Finite Element Method for Engineers

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0471370789 ISBN 13: 9780471370789

Publisher: Wiley-Interscience, 2001

A useful balance of theory, applications, and real-worldexamples
The Finite Element Method for Engineers, Fourth Edition presents aclear, easy-to-understand explanation of finite elementfundamentals and enables readers to use the method in research andin solving practical, real-life problems. It develops the basicfinite element method mathematical formulation, beginning withphysical considerations, proceeding to the well-establishedvariation approach, and placing a strong emphasis on the versatilemethod of weighted residuals, which has shown itself to beimportant in nonstructural applications.
The authors demonstrate the tremendous power of the finite elementmethod to solve problems that classical methods cannot handle,including elasticity problems, general field problems, heattransfer problems, and fluid mechanics problems. They supplypractical information on boundary conditions and mesh generation,and they offer a fresh perspective on finite element analysis withan overview of the current state of finite element optimaldesign.
Supplemented with numerous real-world problems and examples takendirectly from the authors' experience in industry and research, TheFinite Element Method for Engineers, Fourth Edition gives readersthe real insight needed to apply the method to challenging problemsand to reason out solutions that cannot be found in any textbook.

About the Author:

KENNETH H. HUEBNER, PhD, is retired from Ford Motor Company, where he was manager of the Computer-Aided Engineering Research Staff. He received his PhD from Purdue University in 1969.

DONALD L. DEWHIRST, PhD, has many years of experience in the aerospace and automotive industries. He is recently retired from Ford Motor Company. He received his PhD from the Department of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics at the University of Illinois.

DOUGLAS E. SMITH, PhD, is Assistant Professor, Division of Engineering at the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, Colorado. He has been involved with finite element analysis (FEA) for over fifteen years while working at IBM Corporation and Ford Motor Company. He received his PhD from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.

TED G. BYROM, PhD, is an independent consulting engineer and a former technology consultant with Oryx Energy Co., Inc. He received his PhD in aerospace engineering from Texas A&M University.