The Essentials of Finite Element Modeling and Adaptive Refinement

John O. Dow

ISBN 10: 1606503324 / ISBN 13: 9781606503324

Published by Momentum Press, LLC Mai 2012, 2012

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This item is printed on demand - Print on Demand Titel. Neuware -Finite Element Analysis is a very popular, computer-based tool that uses a complex system of points called nodes to make a grid called a ''mesh. '' The mesh contains the material and structural properties that define how the structure will react to certain loading conditions, allowing virtual testing and analysis of stresses or changes applied to the material or component design. This groundbreaking text extends the usefulness of finite element analysis by helping both beginners and advanced users alike. It simplifies, improves, and extends both the finite element method while at the same time advancing adaptive refinement procedures. These improvements are made possible due to a change in notation that embeds knowledge of solid continuum mechanics into the equations used to formulate the stiffness matrices; this allows the modeling characteristics of individual elements to be identified by visual inspection. The ability to visually relate the equations involved in element formulation to the physical process they represent is like having an x-ray of the inner workings of the finite element method; it is similar is to the effect that Graphical User Interfaces or GUI's had on computing. As a result, students at any level of finite element study are provided with an understanding of the capabilities and limitations of this powerful analytic tool. The book presents \* A more simplified approach to finite element analysis based on computational continuum mechanics \* Physically interpretable notation that identifies a common basis for the finite element and the finite difference methods. \* New point-wise error estimators that identify errors in terms of quantities of direct interest in solid mechanicsLibri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld 292 pp. Englisch.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Essentials of Finite Element Modeling and Adaptive Refinement
• Publisher: Momentum Press, LLC Mai 2012
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1606503324
• ISBN 13: 9781606503324
• Binding: Buch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 260W x 183H x 20D millimeters 260 millimeters width by 183 millimeters height by 20 millimeters depth
• Weight: 748 grams

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Finite Element Analysis is a very popular, computer-based tool that uses a complex system of points called nodes to make a grid called a "mesh". The mesh contains the material and structural properties that define how the structure will react to certain loading conditions, allowing virtual testing and analysis of stresses or changes applied to the material or component design. This groundbreaking text extends the usefulness of finite element analysis by helping both beginners and advanced users alike. It simplifies, improves, and extends both the finite element method while at the same time advancing adaptive refinement procedures. The book presents: a more simplified approach to finite element analysis based on computational continuum mechanics; physically interpretable notation that identifies a common basis for the finite element and the finite difference methods; new point-wise error estimators that identify errors in terms of quantities of direct interest in solid mechanics.

About the Author

John O. Dow Boulder, CO; Emeritus Professor, University of Colorado, Boulder.