"Finite Element Analysis: From Biomedical Applications to Industrial Developments" ed. by David Moratal

This book presents 20 different chapters in the application of Finite Elements, ranging from Biomedical Engineering to Manufacturing Industry and Industrial Developments. It has been written at a level suitable for use in a graduate course on applications of finite element modelling and analysis (mechanical, civil and biomedical engineering studies, for instance), without excluding its use by researchers or professional engineers interested in the field, seeking to gain a deeper understanding concerning Finite Element Analysis.

Contents
Preface
Part 1 Dentistry, Dental Implantology and Teeth Restoration
1 Past, Present and Future of Finite Element Analysis in Dentistry
2 Finite Element Analysis in Dentistry - Improving the Quality of Oral Health Care
3 FEAin Dentistry: A Useful Tool to Investigate the Biomechanical Behavior of Implant Supported Prosthesis
4 Critical Aspects for Mechanical Simulation in Dental Implantology
5 Evaluation of Stress Distribution in Implant-Supported Restoration Under Different Simulated Loads
6 Biomechanical Analysis of Restored Teeth with Cast Intra-Radicular Retainer with and Without Ferrule
Part 2 Cardiovascular and Skeletal Systems
7 Finite Element Analysis to Study Percutaneous Heart Valves
8 Finite Element Modeling and Simulation of Healthy and Degenerated Human Lumbar Spine
9 Simulation by Finite Elements of Bone Remodelling After Implantation of Femoral Stems
10 Tissue Modeling and Analyzing for Cranium Brain with Finite Element Method
Part 3 Materials, Structures, Manufacturing Industry and Industrial Developments
11 Identification of Thermal Conductivity of Modern Materials Using the Finite Element Method and Nelder-Mead's Optimization Algorithm
12 Contact Stiffness Study: Modelling and Identification
13 Application of Finite Element Analysis in Sheet Material Joining
14 Modeling of Residual Stress
15 Reduction of Stresses in Cylindrical Pressure Vessels Using Finite Element Analysis
16 Finite Element Analysis of Multi-Stable Structures
17 Electromagnetic and Thermal Analysis of Permanent Magnet Synchronous Machines
18 Semi-Analytical Finite Element Analysis of the Influence of Axial Loads on Elastic Waveguides
19 Finite Element Analysis of Desktop Machine Tools for Micromachining Applications
20 Investigation of Broken Rotor Bar Faults in Three-Phase Squirrel-Cage Induction Motors