ABSTRACT

The increase in the popularity and the number of potential applications of the finite strip method has created a demand for a definitive text/reference on the subject. Fulfilling this demand, The Finite Strip Method provides practicing engineers, researchers, and students with a comprehensive introduction and theoretical development, and a complete treatment of current practical applications of the method.

Written by experts who are arguably the world's leading authorities in the field, The Finite Strip Method covers both the classical strip and the newly developed spline strip and computed shape function strip. Applications in structural engineering, with particular focus on practical structures such as slab-beam bridges, box girder bridges, and tall buildings are discussed extensively. Applications in geotechnology are also covered, as are recently formulated applications in nonlinear analysis.

The Finite Strip Method is a unique book, supplying much-needed information by well-known and highly regarded authors.

chapter Chapter One|6 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter Two|24 pages

Interpolation Shape Functions

chapter Chapter Three|51 pages

Plate Bending Problems

chapter Chapter Four|25 pages

Plane Stress Analysis

chapter Chapter Five|27 pages

Vibration and Stability

chapter Chapter Eight|72 pages

Applications to Shell Structures and Bridges

chapter Chapter Nine|24 pages

Applications to Tall Buildings

chapter Chapter Eleven|34 pages

Non-Linear Analysis

chapter Chapter Twelve|21 pages

Transformation Approach: Fourier and Hankel Transforms