| dc.description.abstract | The finite element method (FEM) has become a staple for predicting and simulating
the physical behavior of complex engineering systems. The commercial finite element
analysis (FEA) programs have gained common acceptance among engineers
in industry and researchers at universities and government laboratories. Therefore,
academic engineering departments include graduate or undergraduate senior-level
courses that cover not only the theory of FEM but also its applications using the
commercially available FEA programs.
The goal of this book is to provide students with a theoretical and practical
knowledge of the finite element method and the skills required to analyze engineering
problems with ANSYS®, a commercially available FEA program. This book,
designed for seniors and first-year graduate students, as well as practicing engineers,
is introductory and self-contained in order to minimize the need for additional
reference material.
In addition to the fundamental topics in finite element methods, it presents advanced
topics concerning modeling and analysis with ANSYS®. These topics are
introduced through extensive examples in a step-by-step fashion from various engineering
disciplines. The book focuses on the use of ANSYS® through both the
Graphics User Interface (GUI) and the ANSYS® Parametric Design Language
(APDL). Furthermore, it includes a CD-ROM with the “input” files for the example
problems so that the students can regenerate them on their own computers. Because
of printing costs, the printed figures and screen shots are all in gray scale. However,
color versions are provided on the accompanying CD-ROM.
Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the concept of FEM. | en_US |
