Programming Finite Elements in Java(TM)

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Introduction....Pages 3-11
Finite Element Equations for Heat Transfer....Pages 13-19
FEM for Solid Mechanics Problems....Pages 21-31
Finite Element Program....Pages 33-39
Front Matter....Pages 41-41
Finite Element Processor....Pages 43-61
Finite Element Model....Pages 63-73
Elastic Material....Pages 75-81
Elements....Pages 83-92
Numerical Integration....Pages 93-99
Two-dimensional Isoparametric Elements....Pages 101-112
Implementation of Two-dimensional Quadratic Element....Pages 113-128
Three-dimensional Isoparametric Elements....Pages 129-140
Implementation of Three-dimensional Quadratic Element....Pages 141-159
Assembly and Solution....Pages 161-171
Direct Equation Solver....Pages 173-186
Iterative Equation Solver....Pages 187-197
Load Data and Load Vector Assembly....Pages 199-211
Stress Increment, Residual Vector and Results....Pages 213-221
Elastic–Plastic Problems....Pages 223-246
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
Mesh Generator....Pages 249-255
Front Matter....Pages 247-247
Two-dimensional Mesh Generators....Pages 257-270
Generation of Three-dimensional Meshes by Sweeping....Pages 271-281
Pasting Mesh Blocks....Pages 283-288
Mesh Transformations....Pages 289-296
Copying, Writing and Reading Mesh Blocks....Pages 297-302
Front Matter....Pages 303-303
Introduction to Java 3D™....Pages 305-311
Visualizer....Pages 313-323
Visualization Scene Graph....Pages 325-331
Surface Geometry....Pages 333-342
Edge and Face Subdivision....Pages 343-352
Surface Subdivision....Pages 353-362
Results Field, Color Scale, Interaction and Lights....Pages 363-376
Back Matter....Pages 377-402