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The Finite Element Method: Its Basis and Fundamentals, 6th Edition

The Finite Element Method: Its Basis and Fundamentals, 6th Edition
Professor O C Zienkiewicz
Professor R. L. Taylor
J.Z. Zhu

ISBN: 978-0-7506-6320-5

The Sixth Edition of this influential best-selling book delivers the most up-to-date and comprehensive text and reference yet on the basis of the finite element method (FEM) for all engineers and mathematicians. Since the appearance of the first edition 38 years ago, The Finite Element Method provides arguably the most authoritative introductory text to the method, covering the latest developments and approaches in this dynamic subject, and is amply supplemented by exercises, worked solutions and computer algorithms... [more]

The Finite Element Method in Engineering, 4th Edition

The Finite Element Method in Engineering, 4th Edition
S S Rao
ISBN: 978-0-7506-7828-5

Finite Element Analysis is an analytical engineering tool developed in the 1960's by the Aerospace and nuclear power industries to find usable, approximate solutions to problems with many complex variables. It is an extension of derivative and integral calculus, and uses very large matrix arrays and mesh diagrams to calculate stress points, movement of loads and forces, and other basic physical behaviors. Students will find in this textbook a thorough grounding of the mathematical principles underlying the popular, analytical methods for setting up a finite element solution based on those mathematical equations. It quickly bridges that knowledge to a host of real-world applications--from structural design, to problems in fluid mechanics and thermodynamics. Professional engineers will benefit from the introduction to the many useful applications of finite element analysis, and will gain a better understanding of its limitations and special uses... [more]

Finite Element Analysis with Error Estimators: An Introduction to the FEM and Adaptive Error Analysis for Engineering Students

Finite Element Analysis with Error Estimators: An Introduction to the FEM and Adaptive Error Analysis for Engineering Students
J. Akin
ISBN: 978-0-7506-6722-7

This key text is written for senior undergraduate and graduate engineering students. It delivers a complete introduction to finite element methods and to automatic adaptation (error estimation) that will enable students to understand and use FEA as a true engineering tool. It has been specifically developed to be accessible to non-mathematics students and provides the only complete text for FEA with error estimators for non-mathematicians. Error estimation is taught on nearly half of all FEM courses for engineers at senior undergraduate and postgraduate level; no other existing textbook for this market covers this topic... [more]

Mechanical Engineering Courses
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Fluids Engineering courses:

  • Fluids Engineering
  • Computational Fluid Dynamics
  • Turbomachinery

Mechanical Vibration courses:

  • Vibration

Friction courses:

  • Tribology

Elasticity courses:

  • Elasticity

Plasticity courses:

  • Plasticity
  • Intro to Plasticity

Finite Element Method courses:

  • Finite Element Method

Engineering Design courses:

  • Engineering Design

Computer Tools for Engineers courses:

  • Matlab for Engineers
  • Essential Mathcad for Engineering, Science, and Math
  • Matlab: A Practical Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving

Energy/Renewable Energy courses:

  • Renewable Energy
  • Alternative Energy

Combustion courses:

  • Combustion
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