Concepts and Applications of Finite Element Analysis, 4th Edition

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Summary: Student perspective
Review: A well organised and thorough explanation of finite element concepts from fundamental principles. Lacks worked examples for applications of the concepts, and problems have no solutions.

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Summary: Concepts and Applications of Finite Element Analysis
Review: Excellent treatment of a subject that all mechanical design and analysis engineers should be familiar with. This book is written from the engineers point of view, rather than focusing on pure mathematics. Each chapter (all 19 of them) is richly packed with concise information relavent to the understanding of the finite element method in structural mechanics. Common element types are thoroughly explained and enough FORTRAN listings and algorithms are given to allow good programming. This book should be a standard on the shelves of everyone who does FEA work

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Summary: Excellent book
Review: Finally a finite element book that is comprehensive and practical at the same time. The authors write with a great deal of knowledge about the subject. The book is well written and easily understandable. A definite must for your finite element library.

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Summary: The book is out-dated!
Review: I found this book to be a very poor one, in terms of its timeliness. It touts itself as being "practical, not theoretical." But I found that this is certainly not the case. There are some better FEA books out there, but this is certainly a niche that is crying out for a definitive book.

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Summary: Excellent book
Review: I think this is one of the best books on FE. It is written from the point of view of an engineer and avoids unnecessary mathematics. The concepts are explained very clearly and there is a fair number of solved examples in each chapter.

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Summary: Good choice for learning the basics
Review: I would recommend this book for fellow engineers trying to get a good background on the field of finite element analysis. I also have been looking for anyone who might have an answer CD for this book. As someone else mentioned, the cd is hard to come by. I have been wanting to work some more of the homework problems but I don't know if I am doing them correctly. If anyone might know where I could get one, could you contact me at [e-mail]. Thank you very much.

Ryan Mumm

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Summary: In need of a solutions manual
Review: The material in this book is great, but I think the problems are difficult. I am in need of a solutions manual. Please contact me at [e-mail] if you know where I can get one.

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Summary: Excellent as a reference as well as a text book
Review: This book covers most of the essential topics in finite element method. Various concepts of the method are well explained in detail, and many practical topics useful for practitioners are presented in this book. I am teaching the finite element method using this book at a graduate course. It is an excellent text book for both students and lecturers. Well organized and abundant contents!

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Summary: Excellent as a reference as well as a text book
Review: This book covers most of the essential topics in finite element method. Various concepts of the method are well explained in detail, and many practical topics useful for practitioners are presented in this book. I am teaching the finite element method using this book at a graduate course. It is an excellent text book for both students and lecturers. Well organized and abundant contents!

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Summary: Good theory but not really practical
Review: This book covers theories of finite element better than most other books in this subject, but it does not have many worked out examples. The problems have no answers!