Energy Principles and Variational Methods in Applied Mechanics

by J.N. Reddy

Book Overview

A systematic presentation of energy principles and variationalmethods

The increasing use of numerical and computational methods inengineering and applied sciences has shed new light on theimportance of energy principles and variational methods. EnergyPrinciples and Variational Methods in Applied Mechanicsprovides a systematic and practical introduction to the use ofenergy principles, traditional variational methods, and the finiteelement method...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 047117985X
• ISBN13: 9780471179856
• Release Date: August 2002
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 608 Pages
• Weight: 2.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.4"