Finite Element Analysis of Shells - Fundamentals

From the reviews of the second edition: "This well-written book is a reader-friendly and good-organized monograph in the field of finite element analysis of shell structures. It can be highly recommended for experts in mechanics of solids, for engineers, and for graduate, postgraduate and doctoral students." (Igor Andrianov, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1211, 2011)

• Introduction.- Geometrical Preliminaries.- Elements of Functional and Numerical Analysis.- Shell Mathematical Models.- Asymptotic Behaviors of Shell Models.- Displacement-Based Shell Finite Elements.- Influence of the Thickness in the Finite Element Approximation.- Towards the Formulation of Effective General Shell Elements.- On the Nonlinear Analysis of Shells.