Enhanced Introduction to Finite Elements for Engineers

Uwe Mühlich is an Associate Professor at Universidad Austral del Chile. His primary field of research is materials modelling in the context of continuum mechanics. As a university lecturer, he teaches since almost 20 years continuously introductory courses on finite elements to undergraduate students of civil engineering and mechanical engineering as well as advanced courses on FEM to master students and PhD students.

• Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Linear boundary value problems.- Chapter 3. Linear initial boundary value problems.- Chapter 4. Non-linear boundary value problems.- Chapter 5. A primer on non-linear dynamics and multiphysics.