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FEM in Mechanics

Type of study Follow-up Master
Language of instruction Czech
Code 330-0514/02
Abbreviation MKPVM
Course title FEM in Mechanics
Credits 3
Coordinating department Department of Applied Mechanics
Course coordinator doc. Ing. Zdeněk Poruba, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1. Diskretization of mechanical structures, variable calculus in mechanics, Ritz
method
2. Deformation variant of finite element method
3. One dimension stright element, shape function at bending, stiffness matrix, load vector,
4. Global stiffness matrix and global load vector, optimisation of band matrix, basic matrix equation of FEM and their solution
5. Transformation matrixes, plane and space frame structures
6. Plane and Space elements
7. Dynamic problems and FEM, mass matrix
8. Eigenfrequencies and eigenshapes of vibrations, iterations method of solutions
9. Step by steps methods; modal analysis
10.General problem statement of FEM

Literature

Cook, R.D. et al. Concepts and Applications of Finite Element Analysis. J.
Wiley&Sons,2002,pp.719,ISBN 0-471-35605-0

Advised literature

http://www.mece.ualberta.ca/tutorials/ansys/ ( University of Alberta, Canada)