______________________Basics of the Finite Element Method Applied in Civil Engineering

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CHAPTER 1
Introduction - Overview ........
5
CHAPTER 2
Example Applications ...
14
CHAPTER 3
Discrete Approximations .....
25
CHAPTER 4
The Direct Stiffness Method
34
CHAPTER 5
Basic Principles ....
51
CHAPTER 6 Stress and Strain Distribution in Elastic Continua.
The Variational Approach. Finite Element Equations .. 59
CHAPTER 7
Steady-state Flow through Permeable Media ...
74
CHAPTER 8
Types of Finite Elements ..
80
CHAPTER 9
Element Shape Functions in Global Coordinates .
89
CHAPTER 10
Isoparametric Elements
98
CHAPTER 11
Numerical Integration
112
CHAPTER 12
Incompatible Finite Elements .
120
CHAPTER 13
Axial-Symmetric Analyses ...
125
CHAPTER 14
Sub-structuring and Macro-elements .
131
CHAPTER 15
Finite Elements for Plates and Shells ....
137
CHAPTER 16
Nonlinear Problems in FEA .....
152
CHAPTER 17
Plasticity. The Finite Element Approach ....
167
CHAPTER 18
Large Strains and Large Displacements ...
177
CHAPTER 19
Elements Birth and Death ....
183
CHAPTER 20
Contact Elements ..
192
CHAPTER 21
Thermal Analysis ...
204
CHAPTER 22
The FEM Applied to Dynamic Analyses. ...
214
CHAPTER 23
Transient Dynamic Analysis ....
230
CHAPTER 24
Introduction to Computer Codes Procedures ...
240
CHAPTER 25
Modeling Recommendations ...
263
- Remainder ..
278
- References ..
287