Finite Element Programs in Structural Engineering and Continu... - 9781898563280

Finite Element Programs in Structural Engineering and Continuum MechanicsAuthor(s): Carl T. F. Ross\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Elsevier Science & Technology, United Kingdom\nImprint: Horwood Publishing Ltd\nISBN-13: 9781898563280, 978-1898563280\nSynopsis\nBridging the gap between theoretical texts and the massive and expensive software packages, this handbook covers finite element programming in a wide range of problems in mechanical, civil, aeronautical and electrical engineering. Comprehensive, it ranges from the static analysis of two- and three-dimensional structures to stress analysis of thick slabs on elastic foundations, and from two- and three- dimensional vibration analysis problems to two-dimensional field problems including heat transfer and acoustic vibrations. The 24 printouts of powerful and valuable engineering computer programs, written in QUICK BASIC, are introduced by a preliminary chapter giving useful hints and formulae intended for structural design. The.