Finite element methods (part 2), numerical methods for solids (part 2) (Q1915476)

The five contributions to this part of the Handbook will be reviewed individually. Contents: Finite Element Methods (Part 2): \textit{O. C. Zienkiewicz}, Origins, milestones and directions of the finite element method -- a personal view (3-67), \textit{P. L. George}, Automatic mesh generation and finite element computation (69-190). Numerical Methods for Solids (Part 2): \textit{E. Christiansen}, Limit analysis of collapse states (193-312), \textit{J. Haslinger}, \textit{I. Hlaváček}, and \textit{J. Nečas}, Numerical methods for unilateral problems in solid mechanics (313-485), \textit{L. Trabucho} and \textit{J. M. Viaño}, Mathematical modelling of rods (487-974). The former parts have been reviewed in Zbl 0689.65001 [Vol. I: Finite Difference Methods (Part 1), Solution of Equations in \(\mathbb{R}^n\) (Part 1)]; in Zbl 0712.65091 [Vol. II: Finite Element Methods (Part 1)]; in Zbl 0806.65001 [Vol. III: Techniques of Scientific Computing (Part 1), Numerical Methods for Solids (Part 1), Solutions of Equations in \(\mathbb{R}^n\) (Part 2)].