Practical Finite Element Analysis for Mechanical EngineersEngineers, in various industries all over the world, increasingly use Finite Element Analysis (FEA) to obtain solutions to problems that cannot be solved with classical methods. However, to do so, FEA analysts must employ proper modeling techniques; otherwise, their solutions may be incorrect. While there is much information in published literature regarding the theory of the finite element method, there is little on practical FEA modeling techniques