TY - BOOK AU - Chen,Zhangxin TI - The finite element method: its fundamentals and applications in engineering SN - 9789814350563 (hbk.) AV - TA347.F5 C467 2011 U1 - 620.00151825 23 PY - 2011/// CY - Hackensack, NJ PB - World Scientific KW - Finite element method KW - Problems, exercises, etc KW - Engineering mathematics N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-318) and index; One-Dimensional Model Problems; Two-Dimensional Model Problems; General Variational Formulation; One-Dimensional Elements and Their Properties; Two-Dimensional Elements and Their Properties; Three-Dimensional Elements and Their Properties; Finite Elements for Transient and Nonlinear Problems; Application to Solid Mechanics; Application to Fluid Mechanics; Application to Porous Media Flow; Other Finite Element Methods N2 - Offers a fundamental and practical introduction to the finite element method, its variants, and their applications in engineering. This title introduces various finite elements in one, two, and three space dimensions, and their applications to elliptic, parabolic, hyperbolic, and nonlinear equations and to solid mechanics and fluid mechanics ER -