The Finite Element Method for Solid and Structural Mechanics

This is the key text and reference for engineers, researchers and architects. Covering small and large deformation behavior of solids and structures, it is an essential book for engineers and mathematicians. The Finite Element Method series by Zienkiewicz and Taylor.

New material in this edition. The elements of plates and shells; extended coverage of plasticity (isotropic and anisotropic); node-to-surface and 'mortar' method treatments; problems involving solids and rigid and pseudo-rigid bodies; and multi-scale modeling.

* Dedicated coverage of solid and structural mechanics by world-renowned authors, Zienkiewicz and Taylor
* New material for the medium of the rods, plates and shells; extended coverage for small and finite deformation; elastic and inelastic material constitution; contact modeling; problems involving solids, rigid and discrete elements; and multi-scale modeling
* Accompanied by online downloadable software

General Problems in solid mechanics and non-linearity; Galerkin method of approximation - irreducible and mixed forms; Solution of non-linear algebraic equations; Inelastic and non-linear materials; Geometrically non-linear problems - finite deformation; Material constitution for finite deformation; Treatment of Constraints - contact and tied interfaces; Pseudo-Rigid & Rigid-Flexible Bodies; Discrete element methods; Structural Mechanics Problems in One Dimension - rods; Plate Bending Approximation; Thick Reissner-Mindlin Plates -Irreducible & Mixed Formulations; Shells as an assembly of flat elements; Curved rods and axisymmetric shells; Shells as a special case of three-dimensional analysis; Semi-analytical finite element processes; Non-linear structural processes - large displacement and instability; Multiscale modeling; Computer procedures for finite element analysis; Appendices