Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Solids and Structures, 2e

Built upon the two original books by Mike Crisfield and their own lecture notes, renowned scientist Ren? de Borst and his team offer a thoroughly updated yet condensed edition that retains and builds upon the excellent reputation and appeal amongst students and engineers alike for which Crisfield's first edition is acclaimed.

Together with numerous additions and updates, the new authors have retained the core content of the original publication, while bringing an improved focus on new developments and ideas. This edition offers the latest insights in non-linear finite element technology, including non-linear solution strategies, computational plasticity, damage mechanics, time-dependent effects, hyperelasticity and large-strain elasto-plasticity.

The authors' integrated and consistent style and unrivalled engineering approach assures this book's unique position within the computational mechanics literature.

Key features:
* Combines the two previous volumes into one heavily revised text with obsolete material removed, an improved layout and updated references and notations
* Extensive new material on more recent developments in computational mechanics
* Easily readable, engineering oriented, with no more details in the main text than necessary to understand the concepts.
* Pseudo-code throughout makes the link between theory and algorithms, and the actual implementation.
* Accompanied by a website (www.wiley.com/go/deborst) with a Python code, based on the pseudo-code within the book and suitable for solving small-size problems.

Non-linear Finite Element Analysis of Solids and Structures, 2nd Edition is an essential reference for practising engineers and researchers that can also be used as a text for undergraduate and graduate students within computational mechanics.

René de Borst and his team have built upon the two original books and on the lecture notes of de Borst to offer a thoroughly updated yet condensed edition that retains and builds upon the excellent reputation and appeal amongst students and engineers alike for which Crisfields first edition is acclaimed. Renowned for favouring an engineering approach over a mathematical bias, the original 2-volume book detailed the fundamentals of and advanced topics within non-linear finite element analysis, explaining how non-linear techniques can be used to solve practical problems. The text still enjoys a large popularity, even though the first volume was published 18 years ago and the second volume 12 years ago. The new authors have removed computer program listings along with some issues thought to be less important now or properly covered by new, more specialized books that have been published since, and bring an improved focus on main developments and ideas. The authors integrated and consistent style and unrivalled engineering approach ensures this books unique position within the computational mechanics literature. Divided into 3 parts - Basic Concepts and Solution Techniques, Material Nonlinearities and Large Strains, chapters include structure of non-linear finite element programs, geometrically non-linear behaviour, solution techniques in static analysis, solution techniques for nonlinear dynamics, computational plasticity, damage models, time-dependent material models, hyperelasticity and large-strain elastoplasticity.

Built upon the two original books by Mike Crisfield and their own lecture notes, renowned scientist René de Borst and his team offer a thoroughly updated yet condensed edition that retains and builds upon the excellent reputation and appeal amongst students and engineers alike for which Crisfield's first edition is acclaimed. Together with numerous additions and updates, the new authors have retained the core content of the original publication, while bringing an improved focus on new developments and ideas. This edition offers the latest insights in non-linear finite element technology, including non-linear solution strategies, computational plasticity, damage mechanics, time-dependent effects, hyperelasticity and large-strain elasto-plasticity. The authors' integrated and consistent style and unrivalled engineering approach assures this book's unique position within the computational mechanics literature. Key features: Combines the two previous volumes into one heavily revised text with obsolete material removed, an improved layout and updated references and notations Extensive new material on more recent developments in computational mechanics Easily readable, engineering oriented, with no more details in the main text than necessary to understand the concepts. Pseudo-code throughout makes the link between theory and algorithms, and the actual implementation. Accompanied by a website (www.wiley.com/go/deborst) with a Python code, based on the pseudo-code within the book and suitable for solving small-size problems. Non-linear Finite Element Analysis of Solids and Structures, 2nd Edition is an essential reference for practising engineers and researchers that can also be used as a text for undergraduate and graduate students within computational mechanics.