During the recent years, the use nonlinear finite element method has become a normal practice not only for University researchers, but also for many engineers working, for example, on design and analysis of failure. Affordable commercial nonlinear finite element softwares and more powerful and inexpensive computers have made possible this. It is unquestionable the importance and impact of the use of computer modelling in engineering. Despite this, it has been observed that many of the people, who use these programs, frequently lack of the necessary knowledge of some concepts on the nonlinear...
During the recent years, the use nonlinear finite element method has become a normal practice not only for University researchers, but also for many e...