Introduction

The finiteelement concept

Mechanics of continua

Kinematic preliminaries

Introduction to the concept of finite elements

Finiteelement models of general functions

Higherorder representations

Theory of conjugate approximations

Finite elements and interpolation functions

Selected applications

Thermodynamic preliminaries

Termomechanics of a finite element

Constitutive equations

Foundations of the theory of the elasticity

Finit elements of elastic bodies

Numerical solution of nonlinear equations

Selected applications

Thermomecanics of materials with memory

Finiteelement models of nonlinear thermomechanical behavior