TY  - BOOK
AU  -  Logan,Daryl L
TI  - A first course in the finite element method / 
SN  - 9789812431141
U1  - 620.00151535 23
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Bangalore : 
PB  - Thomson Learning, 
KW  - Finite element method
N1  - Brief History --
Introduction to Matrix Notation --
Role of the Computer --
General Steps of the Finite Element Method --
Applications of the Finite Element Method --
Advantages of the Finite Element Method --
Computer Programs for the Finite Element Method --
Definition of the Stiffness Matrix --
Derivation of the Stiffness Matrix for a Spring Element --
Example of a Spring Assemblage --
Assembling the Total Stiffness Matrix by Superposition (Direct Stiffness Method) --
Boundary Conditions --
Potential Energy Approach to Derive Spring Element Equations --
Development of Truss Equations --
Derivation of the Stiffness Matrix for a Bar Element in Local Coordinates --
Selecting Approximation Functions for Displacements --
Transformation of Vectors in Two Dimensions --
Global Stiffness Matrix --
Computation of Stress for a Bar in the x-y Plane --
Solution of a Plane Truss --
Transformation Matrix and Stiffness Matrix for a Bar in Three-Dimensional Space --
Use of Symmetry in Structure --
Inclined, or Skewed, Supports --
Potential Energy Approach to Derive Bar Element Equations --
Comparison of Finite Element Solution to Exact Solution for Bar --
Galerkin's Residual Method and Its Application to a One-Dimensional Bar --
Development of Beam Equations --
Beam Stiffness --
Example of Assemblage of Beam Stiffness Matrices --
Examples of Beam Analysis Using the Direct Stiffness Method --
Distributed Loading --
Comparison of the Finite Element Solution to the Exact Solution for a Beam --
Beam Element with Nodal Hinge
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