Klaus-Jurgen Bathe ... 1037 pages - Publisher: Prentice Hall; (1996) ... Language: English - ISBN-10: 8126529989 - ISBN-13: 978-8126529988For courses in finite element methods, finite element analysis taught in departments of Civil, Mechanical, Aerospace, Agriculture, and Mechanics departments. Course for which this book is appropriate is usually taught to seniors or graduate students. Comprehensive: this text explores the full range of finite element methods used in engineering practice for actual applications in computer-aided design. It provides not only an introduction to finite element methods and the commonality in the various techniques, but explores state-of-the-art methods as well with a focus on what are deemed to become "classical techniques" procedures that will be standard and authoritative for finite element analysis for years to come.