TY - BOOK AU - Buchanan,George R. TI - Schaum's outline of theory and problems of finite element analysis T2 - Schaum's outline series SN - 0070087148 AV - TA347.F5 B83 1995 PY - 1995///] CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Finite element method N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-258) and 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/mh022/94011362.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/mh022/94011362.html ER -