Finite Elements for Engineers with Ansys Applications

EAN: 9781107194083
Published 09/07/2020
Language: English

The finite element method (FEM) is indispensable in modeling and simulation in various engineering and physical systems, including structural analysis, stress, strain, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, dynamics, eigenproblems, design optimization, sound propagation, electromagnetics, and coupled field problems. This textbook integrates basic theory with real-life, design-oriented problems using ANSYS, the most commonly used computational software in the field. For students as well as practicing engineers and designers, each chapter is highly illustrated and presented in a step-by-step manner. Fundamental concepts are presented in detail with reference to easy to understand worked examples that clearly introduce the method before progressing to more advanced content. Included are step-by-step solutions for project type problems using modelling software, special chapters for modelling and the use of ANSYS and Workbench programs, and extensive sets of problems and projects round out each chapter.

Preface
1. Finite element concepts
2. Detailed procedures
3. Modeling aspects
4. Linear static analysis using ANSYS/Workbench
5. Finite element formulations
6. Linear static analysis
7. Conduction heat transfer analysis
Appendix A. Matrices and system of linear equations
Appendix B. Vectors and tensors
References
Index.