Finite Element Techniques in Structural Mechanics

This advanced undergraduate and postgraduate text serves for courses in many engineering disciplines and professionals in industrial or academic research. It is written in a step-by-step methodological approach so that readers can acquire knowledge, either through formal engineering courses or by self-study. Also useful for industrial engineers as a reference manual.- Comprehensively reviews finite element techniques in structural mechanics, paying particular attention to matrix algebra, the matrix displacement method and vibration of structures, among other topics- Written in a step-by-step methodological approach so that readers can acquire knowledge, either through formal engineering courses or by self-study- Also useful as a reference manual