Nonlinear Finite Elements For Continua and Structures: Ted Belytschko
Nonlinear Finite Elements For Continua and Structures: Ted Belytschko
Nonlinear Finite Elements For Continua and Structures: Ted Belytschko
Ted Belytschko
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
Brian Moran
Department of Ovil Engineering
Northwestern University
Evanston, Illinois
Preface xi
List of Boxes xv
1 Introduction 1
1.1 Nonlinear finite elements in design I
1.2 Related books and abrief history of nonlinear finite elements 4
1.3 Notation 7
1.4 Mesh descriptions 9
1.5 Classification of partial differential equations 13
1.6 Exercises 18
3 Continuum mechanics 75
3.1 Introduction 75
3.2 Deformation and motion 76
3.3 Strain measures 92
3.4 Stress measures 101
3.5 Conservation equations 108
3.6 Lagrangian conservation equations 119
3.7 Polar decomposition and frame-invariance 125
3.8 Exercises 137
viii Contents
10 Contact-impact 569
10.1 Introduetion 569
10.2 Contaet interface equations 570
10.3 Frietion models 580
10.4 Weak forms 585
10.5 Finite element diseretization 595
10.6 On explieit methods 609
Glossary 627
References 631
Index 641