IntroductionFinite Element MethodElement TypesSymmetries in ModelsIntroduction to ANSYSTrussesDevelopment of Bar ElementsAnalyzing a Bar-Truss StructureDevelopment of Horizontal Beam ElementsAnalyzing a Horizontal Beam StructureBeam-Truss Structure Under a Transient LoadingProblemsSolid Mechanics and VibrationDevelopment of Plane Stress-Strain ElementsStress Concentration of a Plate with HoleDisplacement Analysis of a VesselThree-Dimensional Stress Analyses of I-BeamContact Element Analysis of Two BeamsVibration AnalysisModal Vibration for a Plate with HolesHarmonic Vibration for a Plate with HolesHigher-Order ElementsProblemsHeat TransferIntroduction to Heat ConductionFinite Element Method for Heat TransferThermal Analysis of Fin and ChipUnsteady Thermal Analyses of FinPhase Change Heat TransferProblemsFluid MechanicsGoverning Equations for Fluid MechanicsFinite Element for Fluid MechanicsFlow Development in a ChannelFlow around a Tube in a ChannelProblemsMultiphysicsIntroductionThermal and Structural Analysis of a ThermocoupleChips Cooling in a Forced Convection DomainNatural Convection Flow in a Square EnclosureOscillations of a Square-Heated Cylinder in a ChannelProblemsMeshing Guide Mesh Refinement Element Distortion Mapped Mesh Mapped Mesh with ANSYS Problems Bibliography Index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.