Isogeometric analysis: toward integration of CAD and FEA

Despite many attempts to unify the fields of CAD and FEA software have to date represented two different (though interconnected) worlds. With Isogeometric Analysis, Tom Hughes and his researchers at the University of Texas at Austin present a highly original yet viable solution to the integration of the two methodologies. Taking advantage of the increased computational power available today, they propose combining both packages using complex NURBS geometry in theFEA application directly. This will allow models to designed, tested and adjusted in one go and offer a breakthrough that will change greatly the way automobile and aerospace design around the world is handled. Isogeometric Analysis features a systematic build-up, starting with a tutorial about how isogeometric analysis is developed, and discussing its foundations, before advancing to acomprehensive coverage of the most recent developments in the technique. Detailed examples and datasets are included in order to engender a thorough knowledge and understanding of the material, and figures and illustrations are presented in fully integrated colour throughout.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-74873-2
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 352
• Fecha Publicación: 14/08/2009
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés