Nonlinear finite element analysis
Nonlinear finite element analysis
Keywords Finite element analysis, Non-linear analysis
Dr Constantine Spyrakos,professor and author, has chosen the Algor Publishing Division of Algor, Inc.,developer of mechanical engineering software, to distribute his latest book which simplifies the difficult topic of nonlinear finite element analysis.
Linear and Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis in Engineering Practice aims to make nonlinear analysis a practical tool for mechanical engineers.
"There is a rapidly growing awareness among mechanical engineers of the importance of learning and applying nonlinear techniques to improve the testing of part and product designs," said Dr Spyrakos, a faculty member of the National Technical University of Athens, Greece and the College of Engineering at West Virginia University. "Nonlinear analysis is far more realistic than linear and eliminates much of the guesswork in engineering parts and products. With nonlinear,engineers can make better products and reduce the time it takes to get them to the marketplace."
Dedicated to helping engineers design safer products in less time, Mr Michael L. Bussler, Algor's president and chief executive officer, views Spyrakos' book as a valuable learning tool. "Algor is delighted to help Dr Spyrakos bring his very important book to mechanical engineers throughout the world", Mr Bussler said. "In the past, nonlinear analysis has been much more difficult to conduct than linear. Now, Algor's new generation of software makes nonlinear easier to use, but has also increased the need to understand it. Dr Spyrakos' book meets this need".
According to Spyrakos, Linear and Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis in Engineering Practice provides practical knowledge on nonlinear analysis topics such as breaking, buckling,bouncing, shattering, swinging, rotating and oscillating.
Collaborating on Linear and Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis in Engineering Practice is Dr John Raftoyiannis, a mechanical engineering faculty member at the University of Manitoba, Canada. The text is the second in Dr Spyrakos' series of books for practicing mechanical and design engineers and university students. His first text, Finite Element Modeling in Engineering Practice, lays down the fundamentals of modern engineering analysis. It is also distributed by Algor.
"I selected Algor to distribute my books because of their broad reach in the mechanical engineering community", said Dr Spyrakos, who is currently developing a third text. This text will tailor material from the first two books to the needs of the academic market, and according to Dr Spyrakos, it also will be distributed by Algor.
Both Linear and Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis in Engineering Practice and Finite Element Modeling in Engineering Practice are available from the Algor Publishing Division at 1-800-84ALGOR or www.algor.com/apd
For more information,contact Virginia Goebel at Algor, Inc. Tel: +1 (412) 967 2700.
