Contains:
Introduction, Elasticity Theory, Simplification of Elastic Structures-Displacement Assumptions, Finite Elements in One-Dimensional Structures, Shape Functions in Two and Three-Dimensional Problems, CAD/CAE Relationship, Elasticity Problems, Plates and Shells, Dynamic Analysis of Structures, Galerkin Method & Weighted Residual Method, Field Problems, Acoustic Problems, Buckling-Folding of Structures, Nonlinear Analysis of Structures, Finite Element Program Structure, Advanced Topics in Finite Elements, Solved Exercises for Material Consolidation, Guidelines for Using ANSYS Software, Meshless Methods, Collocation Method, MATLAB Environment, Basic Equations of Computational Mechanics, Index.