This book is divided into six chapters. In the first some typical simple problems from the range of applications are presented, with as much of the mathematical and physical fundamentals as is needed for the solution of the problems. Whenever possible external principles are used, and when this cannot be done the method of Galerkin serves as the basis for the method of finite elements. Ther second and most extensive chapter deals with the finite elements themselves and shows how the contributions from the different parts of the problem can be made available in an efficient and numerically stable way. The third chapter treats the construction of the corresponding matrices and constant vectors of the complete problem. Some useful hints are given for the implementation of the procedure on a computer. We show how to reduce the order of the resulting algebraic systems and make them easier to solve by optimally numbering the unknowns and eliminating those that can be dropped. In the fourth and fifth chapters practical methods for he numerical solution of large systems of sparse linear equations and eigenvalue problems are described in such a way that the algorithmic formulations allow them to be readily implemented in computer programs. Some of the techniques presented can be found elsewhere only in journals and technical reports. The last chapter contains numerical and graphical results for several practical applications, but are also simple and clear enough to be solvable by the methods presented in previous chapters. It is hoped that the examples given are stimulating enough to motivate readers to solve similar problems of their own choice.

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Designed to serve as an introductory text which presents the finite element technique in a clear, easy-to-understand manner. The emphasis remains on establishing an accessible comprehension of fundamentals to facilitate using the method in research and/or to solve practical, existing problems. Contains a balanced treatment of the theory with a wide range of applications and examples from thermofluid mechanics, structures, heat transfer, elasticity and lubrication. This edition is completely updated with new problems and modern computer codes. The sections on fluid mechanics reflect extensive advances in recent years.

The combined finite discrete element method is a relatively new computational tool aimed at problems involving static and / or dynamic behaviour of systems involving a large number of solid deformable bodies. Such problems include fragmentation using explosives (e.g rock blasting), impacts, demolition (collapsing buildings), blast loads, digging and loading processes, and powder technology. The combined finite-discrete element method - a natural extension of both discrete and finite element methods - allows researchers to model problems involving the deformability of either one solid body, a large number of bodies, or a solid body which fragments (e.g. in rock blasting applications a more or less intact rock mass is transformed into a pile of solid rock fragments of different sizes, which interact with each other). The topic is gaining in importance, and is at the forefront of some of the current efforts in computational modeling of the failure of solids. * Accompanying source codes plus input and output files available on the Internet * Important applications such as mining engineering, rock blasting and petroleum engineering * Includes practical examples of applications areas Essential reading for postgraduates, researchers and software engineers working in mechanical engineering.

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The major goal of this book is to present the implementation of some damage models with finite elements. The damage models are based on the principles of continuum damage mechanics and the effective stress concept. Several books have appeared recently on damage mechanics but are mostly theoretical in nature. Alternatively, this book provides a complete finite element program that includes the effects of damage. The book consists of two parts. Part I includes two chapters mainly review­ ing topics from finite element analysis and continuum damage mechanics. The reader is cautioned that the material contained in this part is introductor- other references must be consulted for the theoretical aspects of these topics. For a complete theoretical treatment of the subject, the reader is referred to the book Advances in Damage Mechanics: Metals and Metal Matrix Composites by Voyiadjis and Kattan, published in 1999. In Part II the finite element program DNA is introduced in three chapters. DNA stands for "Da­ mage Nonlinear Analysis". The program can be used for the analysis of elasto­ plastic material behavior including the effects of damage within the frame­ work of damage mechanics. Two versions of DNA are presented - one for small strain analysis and one for finite strain analysis. The program makes extensive calls to a library of tensor operations developed by the authors. The tensor library is extensively outlined in the last chapter of the book.

A class of finite element methods, the Discontinuous Galerkin Methods (DGM), has been under rapid development recently and has found its use very quickly in such diverse applications as aeroacoustics, semi-conductor device simula­ tion, turbomachinery, turbulent flows, materials processing, MHD and plasma simulations, and image processing. While there has been a lot of interest from mathematicians, physicists and engineers in DGM, only scattered information is available and there has been no prior effort in organizing and publishing the existing volume of knowledge on this subject. In May 24-26, 1999 we organized in Newport (Rhode Island, USA), the first international symposium on DGM with equal emphasis on the theory, numerical implementation, and applications. Eighteen invited speakers, lead­ ers in the field, and thirty-two contributors presented various aspects and addressed open issues on DGM. In this volume we include forty-nine papers presented in the Symposium as well as a survey paper written by the organiz­ ers. All papers were peer-reviewed. A summary of these papers is included in the survey paper, which also provides a historical perspective of the evolution of DGM and its relation to other numerical methods. We hope this volume will become a major reference in this topic. It is intended for students and researchers who work in theory and application of numerical solution of convection dominated partial differential equations. The papers were written with the assumption that the reader has some knowledge of classical finite elements and finite volume methods.

Product Description: Dynamic Stiffness and Substructures models a complex dynamic system and offers a solution to the advanced dynamical problem associated with the effects of wind and earthquakes on structures. Since the system matrices are inevitably frequency dependant, those are exclusively considered in this publication...read more

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