by Dr. Bryan J. Mac Donald
Are you tired of picking up a book that claims to be on "practical"
finite element analysis only to find that it is full of the same old
theory rehashed and contains no advice to help you plan your analysis?
If so then this book is for you! The emphasis of this book is on doing
FEA, not writing a FE code. A method is provided to help you plan your
analysis and a chapter is devoted to each choice you have to make when
building your model giving you clear and specific advice.
Finally nine
case studies are provided which illustrate the points made in the main
text and take you slowly through your first finite element analyses. The
book is written in such a way that it is not specific to any particular
FE software so it doesn't matter which FE software you use, this book
can help you!
This very successful book which is available in both paperback and hardback formats has been adopted by universities all over the world to help students understand finite element analysis.
Update!
Due to phenomenal demand the book was reprinted in July 2013 with minor corrections. A list of the corrections made can be found here. |
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The 2nd Edition of this very popular finite element
analysis guide:
- Emphasizes practical finite element analysis with
commercially available finite element software packages
- Is written in a
generic way so it is not specific to any particular software but
clearly shows the methodology required for successful FEA
- Is focused
entirely on structural stress analysis
- Offers specific advice on which
element types to use, which material model to pick, which type of
analysis to use and which type of results to look for
- Provides
specific, no nonsense advice on how to fix problems in the analysis
- Contains over 300 illustrations
- Provides nine detailed case studies
which specifically show you how to perform various types of analysis
- Does not weigh you down with unnecessary theory, but provides you with
the minimum theory needed to understand the methods
- Is an invaluable
guide and reference for engineering students and practicing engineers.
About the Author
Dr. Bryan J. Mac Donald is
senior lecturer in engineering at Dublin City University, Ireland, where he
teaches on the undergraduate and postgraduate programmes in mechanical and
biomedical engineering. He has been teaching finite element analysis to trainee
engineers for over 15 years. He is the author of Programming the Finite Element Method in Java and Android
which is also published by Glasnevin Publishing. His research interests include
computational mechanics, design and analysis of medical devices, computational
modelling of the in-service behaviour of implantable medical devices and
computational modelling of complex metal forming operations.
Paperback Book details:
Paperback price: €50.00
/ STG £45.00 / $85.00
Size: 246x189mm
ISBN-13: 978-0-9555781-6-8
Pages: 400
Hardback Book details:
Hardback price:
€60.00 / STG
£55.00 / $95.00
Size: 244x170mm
ISBN-13: 978-0-9555781-7-5
Pages: 400
Release date: 23rd May 2011 Revised (2nd Printing): 29th July 2013
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Support
Lecture slides for academics wishing to use the book are available on request. Please email us for details.
A list of errata is maintained by the author: please click here to view.
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