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Finite Element Method

This chapter aims to give a concise introduction to the finite element method. It does not claim to be a complete and exhaustive explanation of the method. For this purpose, a number of excellent standard works like for example Belytschko (2000)1, Belytschko (2014)2 or Bathe (2014)3 exist that are suggested for further reading. This introduction is intended more as a repetition - a quick run-through - of what should already be known and is supposed to emphasize the main characteristics of the finite element method.

  1. Ted Belytschko, W. K. Liu, and B. Moran. Nonlinear Finite Elements for Continua and Structures. Wiley, Chichester ; New York, 2000. ISBN 978-0-471-98773-4 978-0-471-98774-1. ↩

  2. Ted Belytschko, W. K. Liu, B. Moran, and Khalil I. Elkhodary. Nonlinear Finite Elements for Continua and Structures. Wiley, Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdon, second edition edition, 2014. ISBN 978-1-118-63270-3. ↩

  3. Klaus-Jürgen Bathe, editor. Finite Element Procedures. K.J. Bathe, Watertown, MA, 2nd edition edition, 2014. ISBN 978-0-9790049-5-7. ↩