Download or read book A Pragmatic Introduction to the Finite Element Method for Thermal and Stress Analysis written by Petr Krysl and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a self-contained description of the Galerkin finite element method for the two important models of continuum mechanics, transient heat conduction and elastodynamics, from formulation of the governing equations to implementation in Matlab. This work introduces examples to illustrate the method.