A FIRST COURSE IN THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD.

TABLA DE CONTENIDO.

1.- Introduction.
2.- Introduction to the stiffness ( displacement)
method.
3.- Development of truss equations.
4.- Symmetry, bandwidth, and algor program for
truss analysis.
5.- Development of beam equations.
6.- frame and grid equations.
7.- Development of the plane stress and plane strain
stiffness equations.
8.- Practical considerations in modeling; interpreting
results; and of algor program for plane
stress/strain analysis.
9.- Development of the linear – strain triangle
equations.
10.- Axisymmetric elements.
11.- Isoparametric formulation.
12.- Three – dimensional stress analysis.
13.- Heat transfer and mass transport.
14.- Fluid flow.
15.- Thermal stress.
16.- Structural dynamics and time – dependent heat
transfer.