EDUCATION SERIES

Joseph A. Schetz
Series Editor-in-Chief
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., Reston, Virginia 1 2 3 4 5

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Gupta, Kajal K.
Finite element multidisciplinary analysis / Kajal K. Gupta, John L. Meek.-2nd ed.
p. cm.-(AIAA education series)
Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Finite element method. I. Meek, J. L. II. Title. III. Series.

TA347.F5.G87 2003
620 ?.0042-dc22

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In memory of our late parents

AIAA Education Series

Editor-in-Chief

Joseph A. Schetz
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Editorial Board

Takahira Aoki
University of Tokyo

Robert H. Bishop
University of Texas at Austin

Aaron R. Byerley
U.S. Air Force Academy

Richard Colgren
Lockheed Martin Corporation

Kajal K. Gupta
NASA Dryden Flight...