Finite Element Method Book

In the years since the fourth edition of this seminal work was published, active research has further developed the Finite Element Method into the pre-eminent tool for the modeling of physical systems. Written by the pre-eminent professors in their fields, this new edition of the Finite Element Method maintains the comprehensive style of the earlier editions and authoritatively incorporates the latest developments of this dynamic field. Expanded to three volumes the book now covers the basis of the method and its application to advanced solid mechanics and also advanced fluid dynamics.

Volume 1: The Basis is intended as a broad overview of the Finite Element Method. Aimed at undergraduates, postgraduates and professional engineers, it provides a complete introduction to the method.

Volume 2: Solid Mechanics concentrates on non-linear solid and structural mechanics and is ideal for postgraduate and professional engineers working in this discipline.

Volume 3: Fluid Dynamics covers the whole range of fluid dynamics and is ideal reading for postgraduate students and professional engineers working in this discipline.

Professor O C Zienkiewicz :
UNESCO Professor of Numerical Methods in Engineering, International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering, Barcelona, Spain. Previously Director of the Institute of Numerical Methods in Engineering, University of Wales, Swansea.

Professor R L Taylor :
Professor in the Graduate School, Department of Civil Engineering and Environmental Engineering, University of California at Berkeley, USA.