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Author:   Peter I. Kattan
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2nd ed. 2007
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.760kg
ISBN:  

9783540706977

ISBN 10:   3540706976
Pages:   429
Publication Date:   21 March 2007
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of print, replaced by POD  
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Table of Contents

The Spring Element.- The Linear Bar Element.- The Quadratic Bar Element.- The Plane Truss Element.- The Space Truss Element.- The Beam Element.- The Plane Frame Element.- The Grid Element.- The Space Frame Element.- The Linear Triangular Element.- The Quadratic Triangular Element.- The Bilinear Quadrilateral Element.- The Quadratic Quadrilateral Element.- The Linear Tetrahedral (Solid) Element.- The Linear Brick (Solid) Element.- Other Elements.

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From the reviews: This book is written for people studying finite element analysis ... . Additionally, short answers to all problems are provided at the end of the book. On balance, this book written in interactive manner can be very useful to students and engineers dealing with applications of finite element method in structural mechanics. (Oleg Titow, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1057 (8), 2005) MATLAB is a popular programming platform in engineering education for its intuitive syntax, graphic visualization, facility with vector and matrix operations, and wide variety of add-on toolboxes available for specific applications. ... is most appropriate as a course resource on practical implementation of finite elements for mechanical engineering undergraduate students who have either already taken or are concurrently taking an introductory course in solid mechanics. ... The book's style is straightforward and easy to comprehend. ... Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; professionals. (M. R. King, CHOICE, Vol. v4 (3), November, 2007) From the reviews of the second edition: This book constitutes the numerical implementation of finite element analysis using the computer program MATLAB. ... Problems from linear elastic structure mechanics are used throughout the book. The book is very useful to both students and researchers in engineering. (V. Leontiev, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1114 (16), 2007) The book is intended as a guide to writing finite element programs in MATLAB and understanding the main steps in a finite element analysis. The book is well written and very easy to read by students ... . The author succeeded in providing a valuable tool to help engineering students learn the main steps of finite element analysis using MATLAB. (Slimane Adjerid, Siam Review, Vol. 50 (3), 2008)

From the reviews: This book is written for people studying finite element analysis ! . A special feature of this book is the accompanying CD-ROM which includes 75 MATLAB functions (M-files) that are specifically written to be used with this book. ! Additionally, short answers to all problems are provided at the end of the book. On balance, this book written in interactive manner can be very useful to students and engineers dealing with applications of finite element method in structural mechanics. (Oleg Titow, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1057 (8), 2005) MATLAB is a popular programming platform in engineering education for its intuitive syntax, graphic visualization, facility with vector and matrix operations, and wide variety of add-on toolboxes available for specific applications. ! is most appropriate as a course resource on practical implementation of finite elements for mechanical engineering undergraduate students who have either already taken or are concurrently taking an introductory course in solid mechanics. ! The book's style is straightforward and easy to comprehend. ! Summing Up: Recommended. Lower- and upper-division undergraduates; professionals. (M. R. King, CHOICE, Vol. v4 (3), November, 2007) From the reviews of the second edition: This book constitutes the numerical implementation of finite element analysis using the computer program MATLAB. The accompanying CD-ROM includes more than eighty MATLAB functions specially written to be used with this book. ! Problems from linear elastic structure mechanics are used throughout the book. The book is very useful to both students and researchers in engineering. (V. Leontiev, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1114 (16), 2007) The book is intended as a guide to writing finite element programs in MATLAB and understanding the main steps in a finite element analysis. The book is well written and very easy to read by students ! . The author succeeded in providing a valuable tool to help engineering students learn the main steps of finite element analysis using MATLAB. (Slimane Adjerid, Siam Review, Vol. 50 (3), 2008)

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