Finite elements their design and performance

In this work, MacNeal examines why finite elements sometimes fail and how element designers have corrected their failures. It includes quantitative analyses of failure modes and illustrations of possible side effects found in proposed remedies, providing a practical understanding of finite element p...

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Main Author: MacNeal, Richard H.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Marcel Dekker 1994
Series:Mechanical engineering (Marcel Dekker, Inc.) 89
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Formulation Fundamentals
  • Assumed Displacement Fields
  • Isoparametric Membrane and Solid Elements
  • The Patch Test
  • Interpolation Failure: Locking and Shape Sensitivity
  • Reduced Integration and Spurious Modes
  • More Remedies for Locking
  • Plate Bending Elements
  • Shell Elements
  • Finite Element Design in Perspective