Introduction to the Finite Element Method [Hardcover]

J. N. Reddy (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0070513554 | ISBN-13: 978-0070513556 | Publication Date: January 1, 1993 | Edition: 2

The second edition is intended for the junior-senior-graduate level course in finite element method. This text includes a step-by-step, systematic approach to the formulation and analysis of differential and integral equations in variational forms for use as finite element methods.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 896 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math; 2 edition (January 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0070513554
• ISBN-13: 978-0070513556
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.7 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #294,083 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #90 in Books > Professional & Technical > Professional Science > Physics > Solid-State Physics

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best!, February 3, 1998

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This review is from: Introduction to the Finite Element Method (Hardcover)

J.N. Reddy's has to be one of the finest books for learning the finite element method. The presentation is simple and follows a careful order that essential for understanding the implementation of the technique. The book has many examples from structural engineering, but even if you are not interested in structures (as I am), there are many cross-disiplinary examples. The book also has some Fortran examples in the appendix. This book is far easier to understand than "The finite element method for engineers" by Juebner, Thornton and Byrom.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars a very good book, August 14, 2003

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Marco G F Capozzi (Starkville, MS. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Introduction to the Finite Element Method (Hardcover)

I learnt FE from this book. It is clear, coincise, full of well-worked examples. It covers almost all of the aspectes of FE programming. The book contains two educational codes, thought both are FORTRAN77 code, one can easily understand what's going on, so as to rewrite it in C or, say, FORTRAN90.

The first s chapters of the book regard the FEm method in general, the 4th focuses on structural mechanics, 5th is about errors in FE analysis, 6th and 7th about numerical integration and 8th is on 2 and 3 dimension FE problem.

Actually this is an introductory book, so the 2 and 3 D problems are not deeply trated.

The book is never hard to understand, and it's suitable (waw!!) for self study.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Introductory Book, April 28, 2000

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Xak Tsaroth - See all my reviews

This review is from: Introduction to the Finite Element Method (Hardcover)

This book is quite good. It will really teach you the basics of Finite element Method. But one problem i encountered is that if you use this book to learn, the next time you need to study deeper FEM, you will have a hard time understanding the very different approaches and also notation. But still this book will give you many things you need to know.