What Every Engineer Should Know About Computational Techniques of Finite Element Analysis [Paperback]

This book is a concise, self-contained treatment of the finite element method and all the computational techniques needed for its efficient use and practical implementation.?It describes?many practical engineering analysis solution techniques applied in various industries.

I: Numerical Model Generation. 1. Finite Element Analysis. 2. Finite Element Model Generation. 3. Modeling of Physical Phenomena. 4. Constraints and Boundary Conditions. 5. Singularity Detection of Finite Element Models. 6. Coupling Physical Phenomena. II: Computational Reduction Techniques. 7. Matrix Factorization and Linear Systems. 8. Static Condensation. 9. Real Spectral Computations. 10. Complex Spectral Computations. 11. Dynamic Reduction. 12. Component Mode Synthesis. III: Engineering Solution Computations. 13. Modal Solution Technique. 14. Transient Response Analysis. 15. Frequency Domain Analysis. 16. Nonlinear Analysis. 17. Sensitivity and Optimization. 18. Engineering Result Computations. IV: Advanced Industrial Solutions. 19. Heat Transfer. 20. Wave Propagation. 21. Topology Optimization. 22. Fluid Dynamics.

Louis Komzsik is a graduate of the Technical University of Budapest with an engineering degree and the E?tv?s University of Sciences in Budapest with a mathematics degree, both in Hungary. From 1974 to 2016, he worked in various industries in Europe and in the United States in finite element analysis of ships, airplanes, automobiles, satellites, and windmills.

His work on numerical computational techniques for industrial finite element analysis has been captured in the NASTRAN numerical methods handbook. He pioneered the introduction of several numerical techniques that became de-facto industrial standards, and his book about one of those topics, The Lanczos Method, has also been publishelӎ