Madenci E., Guven I. The finite element method and applications in engineering using Ansys

Springer Science-nBusiness Media, LLC, 2006. - 696 p. ISBN:0387282890The finite element method (FEM) has become a staple for predicting and simulating the physical behavior of complex engineering systems. The commercial finite element analysis (FEA) programs have gained common acceptance among engineers in industry and researchers at universities and government laboratories. Therefore, academic engineering departments include graduate or undergraduate senior-level courses that cover not only
the theory of FEM but also its applications using the commercially available FEA programs.