Finite Element Techniques in Structural Mechanics (Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering)

This advanced undergraduate and postgraduate text serves for courses in many engineering disciplines and professionals in industrial or academic research. It is written in a step-by-step methodological approach so that readers can acquire knowledge, either through formal engineering courses or by self-study. Also useful for industrial engineers as a reference manual.

• Comprehensively reviews finite element techniques in structural mechanics, paying particular attention to matrix algebra, the matrix displacement method and vibration of structures, among other topics
• Written in a step-by-step methodological approach so that readers can acquire knowledge, either through formal engineering courses or by self-study
• Also useful as a reference manual