3rd Edition
What Every Engineer Should Know About Computational Techniques of Finite Element Analysis
I: Numerical Model Generation
1. Finite Element Analysis
2. Finite Element Model Generation
3. Modeling of Physical Phenomena
4. Constraints and Boundary Conditions
5. Singularity Detection of Finite Element Models
6. Coupling Physical Phenomena
II: Computational Reduction Techniques
7. Matrix Factorization and Linear Systems
8. Static Condensation
9. Real Spectral Computations
10. Complex Spectral Computations
11. Dynamic Reduction
12. Component Mode Synthesis
III: Engineering Solution Computations
13. Modal Solution Technique
14. Transient Response Analysis
15. Frequency Domain Analysis
16. Nonlinear Analysis
17. Sensitivity and Optimization
18. Engineering Result Computations
IV: Advanced Industrial Solutions
19. Heat Transfer
20. Wave Propagation
21. Topology Optimization
22. Fluid Dynamics
Biography
Louis Komzsik is a graduate of the Technical University of Budapest with an engineering degree and the Eötvös University of Sciences in Budapest with a mathematics degree, both in Hungary. From 1974 to 2016, he worked in various industries in Europe and in the United States in finite element analysis of ships, airplanes, automobiles, satellites, and windmills.
His work on numerical computational techniques for industrial finite element analysis has been captured in the NASTRAN numerical methods handbook. He pioneered the introduction of several numerical techniques that became de-facto industrial standards, and his book about one of those topics, The Lanczos Method, has also been published in Chinese, Japanese, and Hungarian. He also worked on the topic of rotor dynamics and on the mathematical solution of structural topology optimization.
He is the author of several technical books in second or third editions. His Approximation Techniques for Engineers, 2nd ed. (2016); Applied Calculus of Variations for Engineers, 3rd ed. (2018); and Computational Techniques of Finite Element Analysis, 2nd ed. (2009) are all used in industry and in academia worldwide. He is also the coauthor of Computational Techniques of Rotor Dynamics with the Finite Element Method, originally published in 2012 and a second edition to be published later this year.
After his retirement from industry, he lectured at the Mathematics Department of the University of California in Irvine from 2017 to 2020. Since 2021 he has served as Professor Emeritus of Applied Mathematics and teaches finite element analysis using this book as the class text at Obuda University in Budapest, Hungary. In 2024, he received the gold diploma from the Technical University of Budapest celebrating his 50-year engineering career.
