Finite Element Analysis: Theory and Application with ANSYS (Hardcover)

by Saeed Moaveni (Author)

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Product Description
Designed to assist engineering students and practicing engineers new to the field, to gain a clear understanding of the fundamentals to finite element modeling. Offers insight into the theoretical aspects of finite element analysis, without overwhelming the student with it. DLC: Finite element method--Data processing.

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FEATURES

* Provides comprehensive — but not overwhelming — coverage of finite element theory.
* Helps readers learn how to use ANSYS quickly and effectively.

* Shows how to use ANSYS step by step to model a physical problem.

* Integrates ANSYS throughout. Each chapter:

* First discusses the relevant basic theory and then demonstrates it using simple problems with hand-calculations.
* Follows with examples that are solved using ANSYS.
* Presents all exercises in the same manner. Some exercises require manual calculations, while others, more complex in nature, require the use of ANSYS.

* Discusses various sources of error that can contribute to wrong results.

* Emphasizes how to manually verify Finite Element Analysis (FEA) findings.
* Devotes a section of approaches for verifying ANSYS results at the end of selected chapters.

* Features a number of open-ended design problems at the end of Chapters. 7, 8, and 10.
* Devotes the concluding chapter to design optimization and parametric programming with ANSYS.
* Offers a brief review of fundamental principles in solid mechanics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics.
* Appendices give mechanical and thermophysical properties of some common materials used in engineering.
* Provides a list of objectives and a summary for each chapter.


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Product Details

• Hardcover: 512 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 1st edition (March 29, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0137850980
• ISBN-13: 978-0137850983
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,198,120 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good intro, but does not go far enough, August 9, 2000

By	Ambady Suresh (Cleveland, Ohio) - See all my reviews

I bought this book hoping it would make my job of developing a finite element model using ANSYS easier. But I did not learn much of anything new from this book. I was already familiar with finite element theory and also took the intro to ansys course offered by ANSYS. I had hoped that this book would go beyond what was offered by these two sources, but sadly it does not. Still, for the beginner who knows next to nothing of f.e. methods and ANSYS this is probably helpful.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A good book for begninners in FE., July 25, 2000

By	[e-mail] (Portland, OR USA) - See all my reviews

The book presents the "black box" behind the GUI. The author wrote the book especially for FE beginners. Ansys users will get the maximum benefit out of it. The book starts by explaining the various formulations applied in FEM. Then, 1D, 2D and 3D elements are presented, followed by simple and clear analytical applications in the field of structural, thermal and fluids. In the second half, the book introduces Ansys and then put it at work through a number of examples. The book/author has the merit of keeping the theory and examples simple and to the point. It is probably the only of its kind. This book is a must for beginners in the FEM.

16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars THE RIGHT BOOK TO START WITH, July 3, 2000

By	"alajmi" (Maryland, USA) - See all my reviews

this book is an excellent book for beginners. Unlike other books, this book gives simplified theory and powerful introduction to ANSYS. each chapter has several examples and some of these examples are solved again by ANSYS to verify the analytical results. you can learn the finite element method in any other book of similar size but, you can not learn ANSYS unless you go through the manuals. Therefore, the author did it for the reader. you will learn the FE theory and ANSYS from the same book and in less time than learning FE only from any other book.