Finite Element Methods With B-Splines (Frontiers in Applied Mathematics) - Softcover

Hollig, Klaus

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0898715334 ISBN 13: 9780898715330

Publisher: Society for Industrial & Applied, 2003

Synopsis

The finite element method (FEM) has become the most widely accepted general-purpose technique for numerical simulations in engineering and applied mathematics. Principal applications arise in continuum mechanics, fluid flow, thermodynamics, and field theory. In these areas, computational methods are essential and benefit strongly from the enormous advances in computer technology. B-splines play an important role in approximation and geometric modeling. They are used in data fitting, computer-aided design (CAD), automated manufacturing (CAM), and computer graphics. Finite Element Methods with B-Splines describes new weighted approximation techniques, combining the computational advantages of B-splines and standard finite elements. In particular, no grid generation is necessary, which eliminates a difficult and often time-consuming preprocessing step. The meshless methods are very efficient and yield highly accurate solutions with relatively few parameters. This is illustrated for typical boundary value problems in fluid flow, heat conduction, and elasticity.

About this title

Book Description

This book explores and elucidates the new weighted approximation techniques that result from combining the computational advantages of B-splines with standard finite elements. The text is self-contained - including a discussion of basic finite element theory - and easily accessible to graduate students in mathematics and engineering.

About the Author

Klaus Höllig gained his PhD from the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor. Since then he has worked at Purdue University and the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He is currently a professor at the University of Stuttgart.

Edition details

• Publisher: Society for Industrial & Applied
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0898715334
• ISBN 13: 9780898715330
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 125