Finite element analysis of machine elements - A bibliography (1977-1997)

This paper gives a review of the finite element techniques (FE) applied in the analysis and design of machine elements; bolts and screws, belts and ch ains, springs and dampers, brakes, gears, bearings, gaskets and seals ave h andled. The range of applications of finite elements on these subjects is e xtremely wide and cannot be presented in a single paper; therefore the aim of this paper is to give FE researchers/users only an encyclopaedic view of the different possibilities that exist today in the various fields mention ed above. An Appendix included at the end of the paper presents a bibliogra phy on finite element applications in the analysis/design of machine elemen ts for 1977-1997.