Finite element analysis applications : a systematic and practical approach / Zhuming, Bi.

Content

Chapter 1. Overview of Finite Element Analysis Methods
1.1 Engineering Design Process
1.2 Computers in Engineering Design
1.3 Computer Aided Engineering
1.4 Finite Element Analysis
1.5 FEA- General Modeling Procedure
Etc.

Chapter 2.Decomposition
2.1 Introduction
2.2 General Description of System
2.3 System Complexity
2.4 FEA as Problem-solving Tool
2.5 Axiomatic Design Theory
Etc.

Chapter 3. Description of Elements
3.1 Nodes and Elements
3.2 Types of Coordinate Systems (cs)
3.3 Global and Local CS
3.4 Coordinate Transformation
3.5 Natural CS and shape functions
Etc.

Chapter 4. Elemental Modelling
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Governing equations of engineering problems
4.3 Direct formulations
4.4 Minimum potential energy principle
4.5 Weighted residual methods
Etc.

Chapter 5. System Analysis and Modelling
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Types of analysis model
5.3 Boundary conditions
5.4 Equivalent Loads
5.5 Assembling System Models
Etc.

Chapter 6. Solutions to System Models
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Tensors and Vectors, and matrices
6.3 Solutions to a system of linear Equations
6.4 Eigenvalues problems
6.5 Transient problems
Etc.

Chapter 7. Computer Implementation
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Overview of computer programming
7.3 UML for OOP
7.4 Static structure of FEA Computer Implementation
7.5 Computer Implementation of ID spring system
Etc.

Chapter 8. Applications- solid mechanics problems
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Structural Analysis
8.3 Modal analysis
8.4 Fatigue Analysis

Chapter 9. Applications- Heat Transfer Problems
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Governing Equations of Heat Transfer
9.3 FEA Modeling of Heat Transfer problems
9.4 1D Steady Heat Transfer problems
9.5 2D Steady Heat Transfer Problems
Etc.

Chapter 10. Applications- Fluid Mechanics
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Mathematical models
10.3 Energy conservation model
10.4 Pipe Network
10.5 2D Incompressible and Irrotational Flow

Chapter11. Applications- Multphysics Systems
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Description of mathematic Models
11.3 Simulation models of Multiphysics systems
11.4 Structural-Thermal Analysis
11.5 Conjugate Heat Transfer

Chapter 12. Validation and Verification
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Planning of V and V in FEA Modeling
12.3 Sources of Errors
12.4 Verification
12.5 Validation

Includes bibliographical references and index: P 495-504