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Plates and FEM: Surprises and Pitfalls
Contributor(s): Blaauwendraad, Johan (Author)

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 ISBN: 9048135958     ISBN-13: 9789048135950
Publisher: Springer
OUR PRICE: $103.55  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: April 2010
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BISAC Categories:
- Technology & Engineering | Mechanical
- Technology & Engineering | Engineering (general)
- Technology & Engineering | Civil - General
Dewey: 624.177
LCCN: 2010920151
Series: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications
Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.3" W x 9" L (1.65 lbs) 414 pages
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
 
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Publisher Description:
The Finite Element Method, shortly FEM, is a widely used computational tool in structural engineering. For basic design purposes it usually suf ces to apply a linear-elastic analysis. Only for special structures and for forensic investigations the analyst need to apply more advanced features like plasticity and cracking to account for material nonlinearities, or nonlinear relations between strains and displacements for geometrical nonlinearity to account for buckling. Advanced analysis techniques may also be necessary if we have to judge the remaining structural capacity of aging structures. In this book we will abstain from such special cases and focus on everyday jobs. Our goal is the worldwide everyday use of linear-elastic analysis, and dimensioning on basis of these elastic computations. We cover steel and concrete structures, though attention to structural concrete prevails. Structural engineers have access to powerful FEM packages and apply them intensively. Experience makes clear that often they do not understand the software that they are using. This book aims to be a bridge between the software world and structural engineering. Many problems are related to the correct input data and the proper interpretation and handling of output. The book is neither a text on the Finite Element Method, nor a user manual for the software packages. Rather it aims to be a guide to understanding and handling the results gained by such software. We purposely restrict ourselves to structure types which frequently occur in practise.
 
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