Mechanical Engineering
ME 5657: Finite Element Method
Lecture - 4 credits
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- Focuses on numerical techniques for solving engineering problems.
- Topics include introduction to the finite element method; methods of approximations and variational methods; Rayleigh-Ritz method and Galerkin formulation; interpolation functions; truss, beam, plate, shell, and solid elements; stiffness matrix and assembly of element equations; application of finite element method in fluid and heat transfer problems; linear, nonlinear, and transient problems; numerical integration and methods of solving systems of equations for static and dynamic problems; and use of a finite element general-purpose commercial package.
- Permission of instructor required for undergraduate students.
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