Hi all,
First and foremost apologies for the length of this post. Please see the attached mark-ups to clarify what I'm going to try to explain. Not a geotech engineer so rusty in this department.
Clients contractor wants me to explore a way in which he can excavate (passive side) along 6...
Can somebody recommend a good book that explains the full theory behind FEA and goes into detail about shape functions etc (including Gaus points and Jacobian matrixes..)?
Ideally want something that's simply explained with examples but doesn't not compromise on detail.
Thanks
Not a permanent works engineer and do not specialise in home builds (I do temporary works for medium/large commercial/resi structures, mainly in RC).
This is a single storey house extension in the UK that I'm doing a rough conceptual design for, for a friend. Mainly to assess feasibility and...
