Nonlinear Continuum Mechanics for Finite Element Analysis

by Javier Bonet, Richard D. Wood

Overview

Designing engineering components that make optimal use of materials requires consideration of the nonlinear characteristics associated with both manufacturing and working environments. The modeling of these characteristics can only be done through numerical formulation and simulation, and this requires an understanding of both the theoretical background and associated computer solution techniques. By presenting both nonlinear continuum analysis and associated finite element techniques under one roof, Bonet and Wood provide, in this edition of this successful text, a complete, clear, and unified treatment of these important subjects. New chapters dealing with hyperelastic plastic behavior are included, and the authors have thoroughly updated the FLagSHyP program, freely accessible at www.flagshyp.com. Worked examples and exercises complete each chapter, making the text an essential resource for postgraduates studying nonlinear continuum mechanics. It is also ideal for those in industry requiring an appreciation of the way in which their computer simulation programs work.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781139637176
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	03/13/2008
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	31 MB
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About the Author

Javier Bonet is a Professor of Engineering and the Deputy Head of the School of Engineering at Swansea University, and a visiting professor at the Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya in Spain. He has extensive experience of teaching topics in structural mechanics, including large strain nonlinear solid mechanics, to undergraduate and graduate engineering students. He has been active in research in the area of computational mechanics for over 25 years and has written over 60 papers and over 70 conference contributions on many topics within the subject and given invited, keynote and plenary lectures at numerous international conferences.
Richard D. Wood is an Honorary Research Fellow in the Civil and Computational Engineering Centre at Swansea University. He has over 20 years experience of teaching the course Nonlinear Continuum Mechanics for Finite Element Analysis at Swansea University, which he originally developed at the University of Arizona and also taught at IIT Roorkee, India and the Institute of Structural Engineering at the Technical University in Graz. Dr Wood's academic career has focused on finite element analysis, and he has written over 60 papers in international journals, and many chapter contributions, on topics related to nonlinear finite element analysis.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction; 2. Mathematical preliminaries; 3. Analysis of three-dimensional truss structures; 4. Kinematics; 5. Stress and equilibrium; 6. Hyperelasticity; 7. Large elasto-plastic deformations; 8. Linearized equilibrium equations; 9. Discretization and solution; 10. Computer implementation; Bibliography; Index.

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'… a unified introduction - can be recommended to postgraduate students and to researchers from mechanical, aerospace and civil engineering areas.' Zentralblatt für Mathematik und ihre Grenzgebiete

'The authors have succeeded in writing an excellent textbook - the book is absolutely recommended directly to students and scientists in the field of solid mechanics at universities.' K. Schweizerhof, ZAMM

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'… a unified introduction … can be recommended to postgraduate students and to researchers from mechanical, aerospace and civil engineering areas.' Zentralblatt für Mathematik und ihre Grenzgebiete

'… the authors have succeeded in writing a excellent textbook … The book is absolutely recommended directly to students and scientists in the field of solid mechanics at universities.' K. Schweizerhof, ZAMM

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