Comprehensive.Thebookcoversextensiveaspectsoffiniteelementsimulations:geometrymodelingandmeshing;2Dand3D;solidmodels,surfacemodels,andlinemodels;staticanddynamic;implicitandexplicit;linearandnonlinear;contactandmaterialnonlinearities;designoptimization,etc.
User-Friendly.Itusesstep-by-stepinstructionstoguidereaderslearningfiniteelementsimulations.Ithasbeentriedoutontheauthor’sclassroomandprovedtobeuser-friendly.
Real-WorldCases.Twenty-sevencasesareusedin45hands-onexercises,eachconstitutesasectionofachapter;manyofthecasesareindustrialorresearchprojects.TheyarenottoocomplicatedsostudentscanbuildfromscratchandperformthesimulationsinanacademicteachingversionofANSYSWorkbench2019.
BackgroundKnowledge.Backgroundknowledgeisprovidedwhenevernecessary.Tobeefficient,theteachingmethodsareconceptualratherthanmathematical,short,yetcomprehensive.Thelastfourchapterscovermoreadvancedtopics:structuraldynamics,nonlinearsimulations,nonlinearmaterials,andexplicitdynamics;eachchapterbeginsasectionthatgivesthebasicsofthattopicinauniqueandefficientteachingapproachtofacilitatethesubsequentlearning.
LearnbyHands-on.Alearningapproachemphasizinghands-onexperiencespreadsthroughtheentirebook.Atypicalchapterconsistsof6sections.Thefirsttwosectionsprovidetwostep-by-stepexamples.Thethirdsectiontriestocomplementtheexercisesbyprovidingamoresystematicviewofthechaptersubject.Thefollowingtwosectionsprovidemoreexercises.Thefinalsectionprovidesreviewproblems.
ANSYSStudentCompatibility.TheANSYSprovidesafreeproductlicensewithnodes/elementssizelimitation.Allexamplesinthisbookaredesignedtomeetthislimitation.
DemoVideos.Eachstep-by-stepexerciseisdemonstratedwithhigh-definitionvideos.
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