--- product_id: 17038454 title: "Finite Element Procedures - Second Edition" price: "C$15183" currency: NIO in_stock: true reviews_count: 8 url: https://www.desertcart.ni/products/17038454-finite-element-procedures-second-edition store_origin: NI region: Nicaragua --- # Finite Element Procedures - Second Edition **Price:** C$15183 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Finite Element Procedures - Second Edition - **How much does it cost?** C$15183 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ni](https://www.desertcart.ni/products/17038454-finite-element-procedures-second-edition) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description desertcart.com: Finite Element Procedures - Second Edition: 9780979004957: Klaus-Jürgen Bathe: Books Review: Great FE Reference - This is a great FE reference for a range of proficiency levels in both linear and nonlinear analysis. The relevant concepts in continuum mechanics and the derivation of variational formulations are presented very well, and tied succinctly to the element formulations, linear algebra, and solution methodologies commonly used in practice. It is also a great reference for eigensolver formulations and solution methods, as well as derivations for FE modal dynamic analysis. The example problems are also very helpful. Review: Iconic textbook on FEM, disappointing "second edition" - This is one of the few iconic textbook on FEM used in both academia and industry. Unfortunately, the second edition seems almost a commercial gimmick. It is more a reprint with minor changes. This "second edition" even includes a one page "Preface - Second edition" where the author himself states that this is not what one would expect from a second edition and that there is no increase in the number of pages from including new content. I have both editions and I did a side-by-side comparison of the two tables of contents. Hardly one can detect any new content. It seems that only a few pages of content in the 1st edition were replaced with a few pages of new content. For example (and possibly these might be all changes): - section 1.4 "A proposal on how to study FEMs" got replaced with 1.4 "Some recent research accomplishments" (3 pages) - a few pages from Chapter 7 got removed to accommodate a new section 7.4.4 "Fluid-structure interactions" (2 pages) - section 9.2.3 "The Wilson theta method" seems to have been removed to make space for 9.2.4 "The Bathe method" (3 pages) Therefore, if you have the first edition and you expect the second edition to contain any relevant development that happened during the last 20 years (since the first edition was published) you might be disappointed (unless you need a second copy of the text). My rating: 5 stars for the first edition , 1 star for the "second" edition. ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #957,188 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #50,502 in Textbooks (Special Features Stores) | | Customer Reviews | 4.0 4.0 out of 5 stars (34) | | Edition | second | | ISBN-10 | 0979004950 | | ISBN-13 | 978-0979004957 | | Item Weight | 4.05 pounds | | Language | English | | Print length | 1043 pages | | Publication date | August 23, 2014 | | Publisher | Klaus-Jürgen Bathe | ## Images ![Finite Element Procedures - Second Edition - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61XmqiECxNL.jpg) ![Finite Element Procedures - Second Edition - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/31Th+i4mUxL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great FE Reference *by N***N on November 1, 2023* This is a great FE reference for a range of proficiency levels in both linear and nonlinear analysis. The relevant concepts in continuum mechanics and the derivation of variational formulations are presented very well, and tied succinctly to the element formulations, linear algebra, and solution methodologies commonly used in practice. It is also a great reference for eigensolver formulations and solution methods, as well as derivations for FE modal dynamic analysis. The example problems are also very helpful. ### ⭐⭐⭐ Iconic textbook on FEM, disappointing "second edition" *by X***F on December 5, 2016* This is one of the few iconic textbook on FEM used in both academia and industry. Unfortunately, the second edition seems almost a commercial gimmick. It is more a reprint with minor changes. This "second edition" even includes a one page "Preface - Second edition" where the author himself states that this is not what one would expect from a second edition and that there is no increase in the number of pages from including new content. I have both editions and I did a side-by-side comparison of the two tables of contents. Hardly one can detect any new content. It seems that only a few pages of content in the 1st edition were replaced with a few pages of new content. For example (and possibly these might be all changes): - section 1.4 "A proposal on how to study FEMs" got replaced with 1.4 "Some recent research accomplishments" (3 pages) - a few pages from Chapter 7 got removed to accommodate a new section 7.4.4 "Fluid-structure interactions" (2 pages) - section 9.2.3 "The Wilson theta method" seems to have been removed to make space for 9.2.4 "The Bathe method" (3 pages) Therefore, if you have the first edition and you expect the second edition to contain any relevant development that happened during the last 20 years (since the first edition was published) you might be disappointed (unless you need a second copy of the text). My rating: 5 stars for the first edition , 1 star for the "second" edition. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great book, strongly recommend it *by Z***N on June 8, 2015* Professor Bathe's book is a "must have" for anyone dealing with or interested in Finite Element Method. 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