Finite Elements: Theory, Fast Solvers, and Applications in Solid Mechanics - Softcover

Braess, Dietrich

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521705185 ISBN 13: 9780521705189

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2007

Synopsis

This definitive introduction to finite element methods was thoroughly updated for this 2007 third edition, which features important material for both research and application of the finite element method. The discussion of saddle-point problems is a highlight of the book and has been elaborated to include many more nonstandard applications. The chapter on applications in elasticity now contains a complete discussion of locking phenomena. The numerical solution of elliptic partial differential equations is an important application of finite elements and the author discusses this subject comprehensively. These equations are treated as variational problems for which the Sobolev spaces are the right framework. Graduate students who do not necessarily have any particular background in differential equations, but require an introduction to finite element methods will find this text invaluable. Specifically, the chapter on finite elements in solid mechanics provides a bridge between mathematics and engineering.

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Book Description

This definitive introduction to finite element methods was thoroughly updated for this 2007 third edition, which features important new material for both research and application of the finite element method. Graduate students who require an introduction to finite element methods will find this text invaluable.

About the Author

Dietrich Braess is Professor of Mathematics at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany.

Edition details

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0521705185
• ISBN 13: 9780521705189
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 384