Overview
Main description
J.N. Reddy's, An Introduction to the Finite Element Method, third edition is an update of one of the most popular FEM textbooks available. The book retains its strong conceptual approach, clearly examining the mathematical underpinnings of FEM, and providing a general approach of engineering application areas.
Known for its detailed, carefully selected example problems and extensive selection of homework problems, the author has comprehensively covered a wide range of engineering areas making the book approriate for all engineering majors, and underscores the wide range of use FEM has in the professional world.
A supplementary text Web site located at http://www.mhhe.com/reddy3e contains password-protected solutions to end-of-chapter problems, general textbook information, supplementary chapters on the FEM1D and FEM2D computer programs, and more!
Table of contents
1 Introduction2 Mathematical Preliminaries, Integral Formulations, and Variational Methods3 Second-order Differential Equations in One Dimension: Finite Element Models4 Second-order Differential Equations in One Dimension: Applications5 Beams and Frames6 Eigenvalue and Time-Dependent Problems7 Computer Implementation8 Single-Variable Problems in Two Dimensions9 Interpolation Functions, Numerical Integration, and Modeling Considerations10 Flows of Viscous Incompressible Fluids11 Plane Elasticity12 Bending of Elastic Plates13 Computer Implementation of Two-Dimensional Problems14 Prelude to Advanced Topics
