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Abel, John F.
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John F. Abel is a Professor Emeritus from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. He is the author or co-author of over 200 papers and reports, dealing mainly with computer-related topics in structural engineering. He is the co-author (with C. S. Desai) of one of the earliest published textbooks on the finite element method, Introduction to the Finite Element Method (1972).
He has worked on such topics as concrete shells (especially cooling towers), membrane roofs, domes, steel framed structures, earthquake engineering, computer-aided design, computational mechanics, and interactive computer graphics for engineering applications and education.
Recent Submissions
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A Civil and Environmental Engineering Oral History Interview
McGuire, William; Abel, John F. (Internet-First University Press, 2012-04-18) -
John F. Abel and Anthony R. Ingraffea discuss the history of Structural Engineering
Abel, John F.; Ingraffea, Anthony R. (Internet-First University Press, 2012-12-08)A contribution to the CEE Oral History Project at Cornell University. -
Richard E. Schuler and John F. Abel discuss the history of CEE
Schuler, Richard E.; Abel, John F. (Internet-First University Press, 2012-11-10)A contribution to the CEE Oral History Project at Cornell University. -
Thomas Denis O’Rourke and John F. Abel discuss the history of CEE
O’Rourke, Thomas Denis; Abel, John F. (Interviewer) (Internet-First University Press, 2013-05-31)The Civil and Environmental Engineering Oral History Project at Cornell University -
Arnim Hans Meyburg and John F. Abel discuss the history of CEE
Meyburg, Arnim Hans; Abel, John F. (Interviewer) (Internet-First University Press, 2013-05-09)The Civil and Environmental Engineering Oral History Project at Cornell University