302862 (v.1) Finite Element Analysis 431
| Area: | Department of Mechanical Engineering |
| Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
| Credits: | 25.0 |
| Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
| Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Laboratory: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
| Direct method - stiffness matrices for spring element, tensile element and torsion element. Element assembly and solution for unknowns. Influence of node numbers on element assembly. Direct method - stiffness matrix for a simple plane beam element. Formulation of stiffness matrices using Rayleigh-Ritz method. Interpolation function (or shape function) formulation. Lagrange's interpolation formula and Hermitian interpolation formula. Finite Element Formulation for an Euler beam element. Higher order beam elements. Introduction to ANSYS, a general purpose FE package. Mass matrix, mass condensation and Guyan reduction. Finite elements in vibrations. Isoparametric elements. Finite elements for plates. Gauss quadrature. Symmetry and substructures. |
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2003 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | | |
Current as of: October 30, 2003 13:11:55
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