Spectral Finite Element Method

- Introduction

- Introduction to the theory of composite materials

- Idealization of wave propagation models and solution techniques

- Spectral finite elements for homogeneous wave propagation in one-dimensional structures

- Spectral finite elements for inhomogeneous wave propagation in one-dimensional structures

- Spectral finite elements for homogeneous wave propagation in two-dimensional structure

- Spectral finite elements for inhomogeneous wave propagation in two-dimensional structure

- Application of Spectral Finite Element Method to Source and System Identification Problems

- Spectral finite elements for diagnostics wave scattering due to damage and embedded discontinuities in composite

- Application of Spectral Finite Element Method to Structural Health Monitoring (SHM)

- Application of spectral finite element method to analysis and design of wave controller for complex connected structures

The lead author of this book, Prof. S. Gopalakrishnan, currently an Associate Professor at Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, India, has a decade of experience in applying wave based techniques for solving various structural engineering related problems. He has undertaken major research in this area and has executed them successfully. He is considered one of the experts in the field and is one of the few people responsible for popularizing the use of SFEM through his research publications and presentations. His contribution to this area has attracted international recognition. He is currently the editorial board member of three prime journals in Computation Mechanics. He has published over 90 refereed research papers in international journals and conferences. He has guided 2 Ph.D. and 15 Masters Thesis. This book is the outcome of his research performed by him in the last four years.

The other authors, Dr. Roy Mahapatra, and Dr. A Chakraborty, worked in the area of wave propagation and structural health monitoring for obtaining their Ph.Ds. They have immense understanding of the wave phenomenon and have published their work extensively. Together, they have about 40 international journal publications between them.

From the reviews:

"The book deals with wave propagation and related problems of identification and control for anisotropic composites with particular emphasis on laminated and graded structures. It is intended for graduate and senior undergraduate students and researchers in engineering disciplines. ... The book presents some interesting results in material sciences. The researchers in this area will find it useful in a number of applications." (Fiazud Din Zaman, Zentralblatt MATH, Vol. 1145, 2008)