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The Finite Element Analysis of Shells - Fundamentals

This book presents a modern continuum mechanics and mathematical framework to study shell physical behaviors, and to formulate and evaluate finite element procedures. With a view towards the synergy that results from physical and mathematical understanding, the book focuses on the fundamentals of sh...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chapelle, Dominique, Bathe, Klaus-Jurgen (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2003, 2003
Edition:1st ed. 2003
Series:Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics
Subjects:
Mechanics, Applied
Classical Mechanics
Numerical Analysis
Computational Intelligence
Solids
Solid Mechanics
Mechanics
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Geometrical Preliminaries
  • 3. Elements of Functional and Numerical Analysis
  • 4. Shell Mathematical Models
  • 5. Asymptotic Behaviors of Shell Models
  • 6. Displacement-Based Shell Finite Elements
  • 7. Influence of the Thickness in the Finite Element Approximation
  • 8. Towards the Formulation of Effective General Shell Elements
  • 9. On the Nonlinear Analysis of Shells
  • A. Tables of symbols
  • A.1 Latin symbols
  • A.2 Greek symbols
  • A.3 Special symbols
  • B. Some Useful Mathematical Formulas
  • C. Distributions: Basic Definitions and Properties
  • References

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