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A First Course in the Finite Element Analysis provides a simple, basic approach to the finite element method that can be understood by both undergraduate and graduate students. It does not have the usual prerequisites (such as structural analysis) required by most available texts in this area. The book is written primarily as a basic learning tool for the undergraduate student in civil and mechanical engineering whose main interest is in stress analysis and heat transfer. The text is geared toward those who want to apply the finite element method as a tool to solve practical physical problems. This revised fourth edition includes the addition of a large number of new problems (including SI problems), an appendix for mechanical and thermal properties, and more civil applications.
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Finite Element Method Textbook
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I never received the textbook. It cost me $105 and it never came in the mail. I want my money back.
Excellent.
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This is an Excellent product. The quality is absolutely amazing. The attention to detail is magnificent. This book is great for learning the required subject.
Finite Element Text
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It is the only finite element text that I have, it was required for my current course. It seems to do pretty well with example problems and other material. Tends to skip steps as do most higher learning textbooks, so be sure to brush up on your calculus knowledge.
A good book for understanding FEM within a week
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This is a good book for the students like me, who would apply FEM for their research but have no idea about FEM. Usually, we don't need to know too much detail about FEM. We only need the basic principle. That's what this book offers. Instead of complex stress-strain analysis in other FEM books, this book starts from one-dimensional truss and beam problems to two-dimensional plane stress problems. I just read half of the book and now feel very comfortable with a FEM code.
Nice book!
Excellent First Text
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A very good book for someone that has never studied this subject before. It's clearly written, and has very good practical examples. I was able to easily work the problems in the end of the chapters using the equations and examples in the text. To use this book, you need to have elementary knowledge of mechanics of materials, basic structural design, and matrices. There is a very good appendix on matrices, which helps you work through that part of FEM.
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