Engineering Finite Element Analysis

Ramana M. Pidaparti earned his Ph.D. in aeronautics and astronautics from Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Dr. Pidaparti is now a professor and Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia. He was previously a faculty member at Virginia Commonwealth University and Purdue School of Engineering and Technology (IUPUI). He taught design and analysis courses emphasizing multidisciplinary designs and simulations, and encouraged students to participate in multidisciplinary design competitions. He won several design awards and presented papers at various conferences. He is a Fellow of ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers), Fellow of American Association for Advancement of Science (AAAS), Fellow of Royal Aeronautical Society, and Associate Fellow of AIAA (American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics). His current research interests include multidisciplinary design from Arts and Biomimicry, and bioinspired materials and structures, and computational mechanics and informatics.

Preface
Introduction
Mathematical Preliminaries
Finite Element Analysis--Basics
1D Finite Element Analysis
Truss, Beam, and Frame Analysis
1D FEA Using ANSYS
2D Finite Element Analysis
3D Finite Element Analysis
Sample Project
Bibliography
Author's Biography