Matrix and Finite Element Analyses of Structures

Basic Concepts of Structural Analysis.- Energy Principles.- Introduction To The Flexibility and Stiffness Matrix Methods.- Direct Stiffness Method.- Substructure Technique for the Analysis of Structural Systems.- The Flexibility Matrix Method.- Elements of Elasticity.- Introduction to The Finite Element Method.- Finite Element Analysis of Plane Elasticity Problems.- Isoparametric and Other Element Representations and Numerical Integrations.- Finite Element Analysis of Plate Bending Problems.- Finite Element Analysis of Shells.- Semi-Analytical and Spline Finite Strip Method of Analyses of Plate Bending.- Dynamic and Instability Analyses By The Finite Element Method.- The Finite Difference Method For The Analysis Of Beams And Plates.- Adaptive Finite Element Analysis.- Geometrical Non-Linear Finite Element Analysis.- Finite Element Method Of Analysis Of Stiffened Plates.- Selected Topics.

Prof. Madhujit Mukhopadhyay is former Dean (Faculty and Planning) and Professor of Structural Engineering at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. He was also a visiting professor in Delft University and the University of Southampton. In his early days he also spent a significant time as a researcher in the University of Glasgow. He obtained his B.E. degree from the University of Calcutta (IIEST) and the Ph.D. and the D.Sc. degrees from IIT Kharagpur. His area of interest lies in research in application of various numerical methods for the analysis of plates and shells, bare or stiffened, isotropic or orthotropic. He has published a large number of papers in international journals in aerospace, civil, mechanical, and ocean engineering besides authoring three textbooks.
Dr. Abdul Hamid Sheikh is currently an Associate Professor at the University of Adelaide in Australia. He was previously a faculty at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. He obtained the B.E. and M.E. degrees from University of Calcutta(IIEST), India, and Ph.D. degree from IIT Kharagpur. His research interest lies in finite element and other numerical techniques and their applications to different types of analyses for stiffened plates and shells, composite and smart laminates and allied problems. He has published a large number of papers in leading journals of national and international repute.