Schaum's outline of theory and problems of finite element analysis

Included Index.

Mathematical background --
Vector analysis --
Matrix theory --
Differential equations --
Cartesian tensors --
One-dimensional finite elements --
Mathematical equations of engineering --
Variational functions --
Interpolation function --
Shape functions --
Stiffness matrix --
Connectivity --
Boundary conditions --
Problems in cylindrical coordinates --
The direct method --
Two-dimensional finite elements --
Two-dimensional boundry-value problems --
Connectivity and nodal coordinates --
Theory of elasticity --
Variational functions --
Triangular elements and area coordinates --
Transformations --
Cylinderical coordinates --
Beam and frame finite elements --
Governing differential equation --
The displacement method for beam analysis --
Beam finite elements --
Matrix transformations --
Variational principles, Galerkin Approximation, and partial differential equations --
Variational principles --
Galerkin Approximation --
Coupled partial differential equations --
Initial-value problems --
Isoparametric finite elements --
Numerical integration --
Interpolation formulas and shape function formulas --
Generalized coordinates --
Isoparametric elements --
Axisymmetric formulations --
Selected topics in finite element analysis --
initial-value problems --
Eigenvalue problems --
Three-dimensional finite problems --
Higher-order finite elements --
Element continuity --
Plate finite elements --
Computer code for couples steady-state thermoelasticity.

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