/sci/ - Science & Math

>>11966791
Personally, I keep Bathe's Finite Element Procedures on my desk. I rarely crack it open, but it's a nice safety blanket in case something really unusual comes up. I like the breadth that it covers as well as the depth, and the "basics" it covers are pretty readable, which is nice. But, there are other good FEM books out as well.

I like this Arxiv paper, it's a list of good rules of thumb that I like to skim through now and then:
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1811.05753.pdf

Most of all, I recommend texts relevant to the particular software you're using. I use MSC Nastran, so I keep their Quick Reference Guide and manuals handy. I also have a recent edition of the MSC/Nastran Primer, a really nice text that covers theory, but relates the theory directly to how it's implemented in Nastran, and also covers how Nastran performs on various test models.

Besides books, I like these MIT OCW video series by Dr. Bathe himself, covering Linear and Non-Linear FEM, respectively

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLD4017FC423EC3EB5
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75C727EA9F6A0E8B

Have fun my dude