Applied Finite Element Analysis 7,5 Credits

Course Contents

The course objectives are: (a) to provide the fundamental concepts of the theory of the finite element method; and (b) to expose aspects of the application of the method to realistic engineering dimensioning problems through computational simulations using a major commercial general-purpose finite element code.

The course includes the following topics:
- Introduction to numerical methods
- The basic concepts of FEM – structural analysis using pin-jointed elements
- Generalisation to two- and three dimensions – continuum elements
- Energy and variational approaches
- Higher order quadratic elements
- Practical guidelines for FE applications
- Introduction to nonlinear FE analysis
- Solid mechanics aspects of component design and damage mechanisms

Prerequisites

Completed courses on bachelor level corresponding to at least 60 ECTS-credits within the major subject Mechanical Engineering, including at least 7,5 credits in Solid mechanics and 15 credits in Mathematics

Level of Education: Undergraduate G2F
Course code/Ladok code: TFDS11
The course is conducted at: School of Engineering Last modified 2018-02-13 10:39:27