Table of Contents

I. Preliminary Discussions 1. Introduction 2. The Finite-Element Concept 3. Mechanics of Continua 4. Kinematic Preliminaries 5. Kinetic Preliminaries II. Theory of Finite Elements 6. Introduction to the Concept of Finite Elements 7. Finite-Element Models of General Functions 8. Higher-Order Representations 9. Theory of Conjugate Approximations 10. Finite Elements and Interpolation Functions 11. Selected Applications III. Thermomechanical Behavior of Finite Elements of Continuous Media 12. Thermodynamic Preliminaries 13. Thermomechanics of a Finite Element 14. Constitutive Equations IV. Finite Elasticity 15. Foundations of the Theory of Elasticity 16. Finite Elements of Elastic Bodies