‎"‎It is very difficult to write a book which covers the entire finite element field‎.‎ ‎.‎‎.‎The authors have made a splendid attempt at a very difficult task‎.‎ The books remain a tremendous bargain‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎and are an invaluable guide to the entire field of finite elements‎.‎ If you are serious about working on finite elements you cannot do without this book‎.‎‎"‎ Mathematics Today‎,‎ August 2001‎.‎ ‎"‎‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎the publication of the first edition was an epoch making event‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎it is written by‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎the greatest theorist of the subject‎.‎ If you are serious about finite elements‎,‎ this is a book that you simply cannot afford to be without‎.‎‎"‎ International Journal of Numerical Methods in Engineering‎.‎ ‎"‎‎.‎‎.‎the pre‎-eminent reference work on finite element analysis‎.‎‎"‎ Applied Mechanical Review ‎"‎‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎a very good book‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎presentation is first class‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎will be of great assistance to all engineers and scientists interested in the method‎.‎‎.‎‎.‎a very commendable piece of work‎.‎‎"‎ Journal of the British Society for Strain Measurement