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  title info:
    title: Engineering Analysis using PAFEC Finite Element Software
  name:
    name part: Woodford, C. H.
    role:
      role term: creator
  name:
    name part: Etc.
  name:
    name part: Passaris, E. K. S.
  name:
    name part: Taylor & Francis
  type of resource: text
  genre: Electronic books.
  origin info:
    place:
      place term: xx
    date issued: 1991
    issuance: monographic
  language:
    language term: eng
  physical description:
    form: remote
    extent: 1 online resource (202 pages)
  abstract: Introduction. PAFEC-FE and the finite element method. PAFEC-FE - an overview. The structure of the PAFEC-FE data set. The finite element mesh. General problem solving strategy. PAFEC-FE elements and their constitutive equations. Two-and three-dimensional beam elements: framework analysis. Three-dimensional elements. Static displacement and stress analysis. Geotechnical engineering applications. Fracture mechanics analysis. Appendix A: PAFEC-FE operating notes. Appendix B: Useful addresses. References. Index.
  table of contents: Book Cover -- Half-Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Introduction -- The finite element method -- Historical background -- Archimedes and the calculation of s -- Newton and the integral calculus -- Courant and the use of trial functions -- Summary -- Modern finite element practice -- Summary -- 1 PAFEC-FE and the finite element method -- 1.1 The PAFEC-FE program -- 1.1.1 Company background -- Summary -- Summary -- 1.2 Finite element analysis: a step by step guide -- 1.2.1 Specification of the structure -- 1.2.2 Element formulation -- 1.2.3 Formulation of the element equations -- 1.2.4 Assemblage of the equations -- 1.2.5 Solution of the equations -- 1.2.6 Further calculations -- 1.3 Extension to plate and solid structures -- 1.4 Conclusion -- 1.5 PAFEC-FE data for the cantilever truss -- Reference -- 2 PAFEC-FE-an overview -- 2.1 Modular nature of PAFEC-FE -- Summary -- 2.2 Specifying problem data -- Summary -- 2.3 The ten phases of PAFEC-FE -- 2.4 Types of analysis available -- 2.5 The finite elements -- Summary -- 2.6 Running the PAFEC-FE program -- 2.7 Graphical output -- 2.8 PIGS -- Summary -- 2.9 Will PAFEC-FE solve my problem? -- Summary -- 3 The structure of the PAFEC-FE data set -- 3.1 Overview -- Summary -- 3.2 Format conventions -- Summary -- 3.3 The title -- 3.4 The data modules -- 3.4.1 Module name -- 3.4.2 Module headers -- 3.4.3 Module data -- 3.4.4 Constant properties -- 3.4.5 Repetition records -- Summary -- 3.5 The control module -- 3.5.1 Phase control -- 3.5.2 Program estimates -- 3.5.3 Save and re-start facilities -- 3.5.4 Modifying the PAFEC-FE program -- 3.5.5 Local options -- 3.6 Comments -- 3.7 The end of data marker -- 3.8 Conclusion -- Reference -- 4 The finite element mesh -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Construction of a simple structure -- 4.2.1 The NODES module -- 4.2.2 The ELEMENTS module.
  table of contents: 4.2.3 Irregular shapes -- 4.2.4 Material properties -- 4.3 Modelling using polar coordinates -- 4.3.1 More complicated shapes -- 4.4 Automatic node specification -- 4.4.1 Line nodes -- 4.4.2 Arc nodes -- 4.5 Mesh verification -- 4.5.1 Element distortion -- 4.5.2 Node connectivity -- 4.5.3 Model drawings -- 4.6 Automatic mesh generation -- 4.6.1 More generally shaped blocks -- 4.6.2 Block material properties -- 4.7 Advanced features of PAFEC-FE mesh generation facilities -- 4.7.1 Modelling structures with holes or cutout sections -- 4.7.2 A mesh within a mesh -- 4.8 Conclusion -- 5 General problem solving strategy -- 5.1 Identification of the engineering problem -- 5.2 Idealization as a model -- 5.3 Realization of the model in PAFEC-FE -- 5.4 The structure -- 5.5 The analysis -- 5.6 Static analysis -- 5.6.1 Static displacement and stress analysis -- 5.6.2 Non-linear static analysis -- 5.7 Thermal analyses -- 5.7.1 Steady state analysis -- 5.7.2 Transient analysis with prescribed initial field -- 5.7.3 Steady state followed by transient analysis -- 5.7.4 Thermal stress analysis -- 5.8 Dynamics and vibration analysis -- 5.8.1 Natural frequencies and mode shapes -- 5.8.2 Sinusoidal response -- 5.8.3 Transient response -- 5.9 Other analyses -- 5.10 Units -- 5.11 The results -- 5.12 Has the problem been solved? -- 6 PAFEC-FE finite elements and their constitutive equations -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Discussion of element type -- 6.3 Constitutive equations -- 6.4 Beam elements -- 6.5 Membrane elements -- 6.6 Three-dimensional elements with three degrees of freedom per node -- 6.7 Plate bending elements -- 6.8 Shell elements -- 6.9 Large displacements -- 6.10 Buckling -- 6.11 Non-linear materials -- 6.11.1 Geometric non-linearity -- 6.11.2 Elastic-plastic behaviour -- 6.11.3 Creep behaviour -- 6.11.4 Friction, gaps and non-linear springs.
  table of contents: 6.12 Thick shells of revolution -- 6.13 Hybrid elements -- 6.14 Temperature distribution -- 6.15 Fracture mechanics -- 6.16 Anisotropic materials -- 6.17 Conclusion -- Reference -- 7 Two- and three-dimensional beam elements: framework analysis -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Details of the PAFEC-FE beam elements -- 7.2.1 Tension bar element 34400 -- 7.2.2 Simple beam element 34000 -- 7.2.3 Shear deformation and rotary inertia beam element 34100 -- 7.2.4 Simple beam element with offset 34200 and 34500 -- 7.2.5 Shear deformation and rotary inertia beam element with offset 34600 and 34700 -- of freedom 34210 ... -- 7.2.7 Curved beam element 34300 -- 7.3 Warnings and errors for beam elements -- 7.4 Two-dimensional and three-dimensional frame analysis -- 7.5 The analysis of a three-dimensional crane structure -- 7.5.1 Model description -- 7.5.2 PAFEC-FE data input -- 7.6 Element 34100 and the three-dimensional crane structure -- 7.7 Increased degrees of freedom -- 7.8 Crane with vertical legs -- 7.9 Conclusions -- 8 Three-dimensional elements -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 The need for three-dimensional elements -- 8.3 Three-dimensional elements available in PAFEC-FE -- 8.3.1 General description -- 8.3.2 Twenty node, twelve edge, brick element -- 8.3.3 Further twelve edge brick elements -- 8.3.4 Triangular prism elements -- 8.3.5 Tetrahedral elements -- 8.4 Data validation for three-dimensional elements -- 8.5 An application of three-dimensional finite elements -- 8.5.1 Model description -- 8.5.2 Discussion of the output -- 8.6 Conclusions -- Reference -- 9 Static displacement and stress analysis -- 9.1 Introduction -- 9.2 Basic steps -- 9.3 Considerations of symmetry -- 9.4 Plane analysis -- 9.4.1 Plane stress analysis -- 9.4.2 Plane strain analysis -- 9.5 Axisymmetric analysis -- 9.6 Three-dimensional analysis -- 9.7 Static loading -- 9.8 Restraints.
  table of contents: 9.9 Examples of static analysis using PAFEC-FE -- 9.9.1 Analysis 1 -- 9.9.2 Analysis 2 -- 9.9.3 Analysis 3 -- References -- 10 Geotechnical engineering applications -- 10.1 Introduction -- 10.2 Initial ground stress field -- 10.3 Excavation simulation -- 10.3.1 Gravity difference method -- 10.3.2 Relaxation approach -- 10.3.3 Stress reversal technique -- 10.4 Boundary proximity -- 10.5 Modelling of underground excavation support systems -- 10.5.1 Concrete lining or shotcrete -- 10.5.2 Rockbolts and dowels -- 10.6 Example of a near surface excavation using PAFEC-FE -- 10.6.1 Description of the problem -- 10.6.2 PAFEC-FE input data -- 10.6.3 Discussion of results -- References -- 11 Fracture mechanics analysis -- 11.1 Introduction -- 11.2 Fracture toughness -- 11.3 J integral -- 11.4 Application of finite element analysis in fracture mechanics -- 11.5 PAFEC-FE example -- 11.6 PAFEC-FE input data -- 11.7 Interpretation of PAFEC-FE results -- References -- Appendices -- Appendix A -- Index.
  subject:
    topic: Finite element method
    topic: Data processing
  subject:
    topic: PAFEG-FE
  subject:
    topic: Finite element method
    topic: Data processing
  classification: TA347.F5 ǂb W65 1992eb
  classification: 620/.001/51535
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    title info:
      title: Engineering Analysis using PAFEC Finite Element Software
    name:
      name part: Woodford, C H.
    origin info:
      publisher: Florence : CRC Press, ©1991
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