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The Finite Element Method and Applications in Engineering Using ANSYS®

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The Finite Element Method and Applications in Engineering Using ANSYS®

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Preface

The finite element method (FEM) has become a staple for predicting and simulating
the physical behavior of complex engineering systems. The commercial finite ele-
ment 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 engineer-
ing problems with ANSYS®, a commercially available FEA program. This book,
designed for seniors and first-year graduate students, as well as practicing engi-
neers, is introductory and self-contained in order to minimize the need for addi-
tional reference material.
In addition to the fundamental topics in finite element methods, it presents ad-
vanced topics concerning modeling and analysis with ANSYS®. These topics are
introduced through extensive examples in a step-by-step fashion from various en-
gineering 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. In Chap. 2, the analy-
sis capabilities and fundamentals of ANSYS®, as well as practical modeling con-
siderations, are presented. The fundamentals of discretization and approximation
functions are presented in Chap. 3. The modeling techniques and details of mesh
generation in ANSYS® are presented in Chap. 4. Steps for obtaining solutions and
reviews of results are presented in Chap. 5. In Chap. 6, the derivation of finite ele-
ment equations based on the method of weighted residuals and principle of mini-
mum potential energy is explained and demonstrated through example problems.
The use of commands and APDL and the development of macro files are presented
in Chap. 7. In Chap. 8, example problems on linear structural analysis are worked

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