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PROBLEMS
As stated in Chapter 1, the finite element method has been most extensively used in
the
field of solid and structural mechanics. The various types of problems solved by
the finite
element method in this field include the elastic, elastoplastic, and viscoelastic
analysis of
trusses, frames, plates, shells, and solid bodies. Both static and dynamic analyses
have
been conducted using the finite element method. We consider the finite element
elastic
analysis of one-, two-, and three-dimensional problems as well as axisymmetric
problems
in this book.
In this chapter, the general equations of solid and structural mechanics are
presented. The
displacement method (or equivalently the principle of minimum potential energy) is
used
in deriving the finite element equations. The application of these equations to
several
specific cases is considered in subsequent chapters.