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me309 - finite element analysis in mechanical design
goals
basic concepts of finite elements, with applications to problems confronted by mechanical designers. linear static, modal, and thermal formulations; nonlinear and dynamic formulations. students implement simple element formulations. application of a commercial finite element code in analyzing design problems. issues: solution methods, modeling techniques features of various commercial codes, basic problem definition. Individual projects focus on the interplay of analysis and testing in product design and development. prerequisite: math103, or equivalent. recommended: me80, or equivalent in structural and/or solid mechanics; some exposure to principles of heat transfer.
grading
- 50 % homework - 4 homework assignments, 12.5% each
- 30 % midterm - closed book, closed notes, one single letter format page of notes
- 20 % project - final homework project
syllabus
day | date | topic | material | hw | due | |
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tue | mar | 31 | introduction | chapter 1 c01 | ||
thu | apr | 02 | motivation / direct approach | chapter 2 | h01 | |
tue | apr | 07 | ansys - introduction (in terman 104) | t01 t02 t03 | ||
thu | apr | 09 | 1d strong and weak forms | chapter 3.1,3.2,3.4 | ||
tue | apr | 14 | 1d model problems | chapter 3.5,3.6,3.8 | ||
thu | apr | 16 | 1d discretization | chapter 4 | h02 | h01 |
tue | apr | 21 | 1d finite elements | chapter 5 | h05 | |
thu | apr | 23 | multi d strong and weak forms | chapter 6 | ||
tue | apr | 28 | multi d discretiation / triangles | chapter 7.2,7.6 | ||
thu | apr | 30 | multi d discretiation / quads | chapter 7.4,7.5,7.8 | h03,h04 | h02 |
tue | may | 05 | multi d fem, scalar problems | chapter 8.1,8.3 | ||
thu | may | 07 | multi d fem, vector problem | chapter 9.1,9.2 | ||
tue | may | 12 | multi d fem, vector problem | chapter 9.3-9.7 | h03 | |
thu | may | 14 | 1d structural elements, beams | chapter 10.1,10.2 | ||
tue | may | 19 | 1d structural elements, beams | chapter 10.3-10.5 | ||
thu | may | 21 | midterm prep | h04 | ||
tue | may | 26 | midterm | |||
thu | may | 28 | special topics in finite element analysis | |||
tue | jun | 02 | special topics in finite element analysis | c0n | ||
thu | jun | 04 | no class | |||
fri | jun | 05 | final projects due | h05 |
textbooks
fish j, belytschko t cook rd buchanan gr logan dl |