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Required

While several books on nonlinear analysis are available, I am not aware of a book in the English literature that takes the structural engineering viewpoint of this course. The most useful, but unfortunately, incomplete reference is the following chapter:

bulletF.C. Filippou and G.L. Fenves. "Methods of Analysis for Earthquake-Resistant Structures", Chapter 6 in the book entitled "Earthquake Engineering: From Engineering Seismology to Performance Based Engineering". The book is edited by Y. Bozorgnia and V.V. Bertero and was published by CRC Press in mid 2004. The chapter goes over all material presented in CE220 and CE221, but is rather concise and lacks examples. It is, therefore, an excellent overview of both courses, but not self-sufficient.

In addition to the book chapter, class notes and examples on the course subjects will be posted on this web site under Classnotes as the course progresses.

Recommended

bulletW. McGuire, R. H.  Gallagher and R. D. Ziemian. " Matrix Structural Analysis", second edition, John Wiley and Sons, 2000. This is a popular book on linear and nonlinear matrix structural analysis with unconventional notation but is skimpy on nonlinear element models, as presented in this course; it has an excellent discussion of linear and nonlinear solution algorithms; it is on 2-hr reserve in the Engineering Library under call number TA642 .M25.
bulletZ. M. Elias. "Theory and Methods of Structural Analysis", John Wiley and Sons, 1986. A good reference on geometric nonlinearity, it has an unusual organization and presentation and is not easy to read; it is on 2-hr reserve in the Engineering Library under call number TA 645.E381.1986.
bulletM.A. Crisfield. "Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Solids and Structures", Volume 1, John Wiley and Sons, 1991, reprinted 1995. A very good reference on geometrically nonlinear problems the book has a theoretical bend that may not meet your needs and interests; it is on 2-hr reserve in the Engineering Library under call number TA 647.C75.1991.
bulletK.J. Bathe. "Finite Element Procedures", Prentice Hall, 1996. A very good reference on finite element analysis it does not contain a lot of information on nonlinear finite elements, even though it has good chapters on linear and nonlinear solution strategies for static and dynamic problems; it is on 2-hr reserve in the Engineering Library under call number TA 347.F5B36.1996.

 

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