A Primer On Finite Element Analysis

This book is written primarily to help the students as a gentle introduction to the practice of FEM. It contains complementary/supplementary material to the textbooks covering the theoretical aspects of the subject. It also contains many 1-D and 2-D problems solved by analytical method, by FEM using hand calculations and by using commercial FEM software - ANSYS 12.0 - an academic teaching software. It helps the students in building confidence in the method

• Includes a comparison of solutions to the problems obtained by Analytical method, FEM hand calculations and software method.
• Includes about 35 solved problems using software.
• Includes about 30 exercise problems.
• Includes step-by-step procedures of solving the problem by using software.

1. Introduction to Finite Element Analysis
2. Finite Element Analysis of Axially Loaded Members
3. Finite Element Analysis of Trusses
4. Finite Element Analysis of Beams
5. Stress Analysis of a Rectangular Plate with a Circular Hole
6. Thermal Analysis
7. Fluid Flow Analysis
8. Dynamic Analysis
9. ANSYS Workbench
Thanks Note
References
Appendix