The Finite Element Method for Solid and Structural Mechanics

✍ Scribed by O. C. Zienkiewicz, R. L. Taylor and David Fox (Auth.)

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Year: 2014
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 657
• Edition: 7
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The Finite Element Method for Solid and Structural Mechanics is the key text and reference for engineers, researchers and senior students dealing with the analysis and modeling of structures, from large civil engineering projects such as dams to aircraft structures and small engineered components.

This edition brings a thorough update and rearrangement of the book's content, including new chapters on:

• Material constitution using representative volume elements
• Differential geometry and calculus on manifolds
• Background mathematics and linear shell theory

Focusing on the core knowledge, mathematical and analytical tools needed for successful structural analysis and modeling, The Finite Element Method for Solid and Structural Mechanics is the authoritative resource of choice for graduate level students, researchers and professional engineers.

• A proven keystone reference in the library of any engineer needing to apply the finite element method to solid mechanics and structural design.
• Founded by an influential pioneer in the field and updated in this seventh edition by an author team incorporating academic authority and industrial simulation experience.
• Features new chapters on topics including material constitution using representative volume elements, as well as consolidated and expanded sections on rod and shell models.

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
The Finite Element Method for Solid and Structural Mechanics, Page i
Author Biography, Page ii
The Finite Element Method for Solid and Structural Mechanics, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
List of Figures, Pages xvii-xxv
List of Tables, Page xxvii
Preface, Pages xxix-xxxi
Chapter 1 - General Problems in Solid Mechanics and Nonlinearity, Pages 1-20
Chapter 2 - Galerkin Method of Approximation: Irreducible and Mixed Forms, Pages 21-55
Chapter 3 - Solution of Nonlinear Algebraic Equations, Pages 57-74
Chapter 4 - Inelastic and Nonlinear Materials, Pages 75-145
Chapter 5 - Geometrically Nonlinear Problems: Finite Deformation, Pages 147-177
Chapter 6 - Material Constitution for Finite Deformation, Pages 179-214
Chapter 7 - Material Constitution Using Representative Volume Elements, Pages 215-233
Chapter 8 - Treatment of Constraints: Contact and Tied Interfaces, Pages 235-275
Chapter 9 - Pseudo-Rigid and Rigid-Flexible Bodies, Pages 277-296
Chapter 10 - Background Mathematics and Linear Shell Theory, Pages 297-392
Chapter 11 - Differential Geometry and Calculus on Manifolds, Pages 393-447
Chapter 12 - Geometrically Nonlinear Problems in Continuum Mechanics, Pages 449-465
Chapter 13 - A Nonlinear Geometrically Exact Rod Model, Pages 467-517
Chapter 14 - A Nonlinear Geometrically Exact Shell Model, Pages 519-588
Chapter 15 - Computer Procedures for Finite Element Analysis, Pages 589-595
Appendix A - Isoparametric Finite Element Approximations, Pages 597-603
Appendix B - Invariants of Second-Order Tensors, Pages 605-609
Author Index, Pages 611-616
Subject Index, Pages 617-624

✦ Subjects

Механика;Строительная механика;