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Computational Support I

Type of study Bachelor
Language of instruction Czech
Code 330-7003/01
Abbreviation PP I
Course title Computational Support I
Credits 4
Coordinating department Department of Applied Mechanics
Course coordinator prof. Ing. Radim Halama, Ph.D.

Subject syllabus

1-2. Repetition of essential parts of the Design functionality course.
2. Demonstration of analytical solutions and comparison with experiments. Advantage of numerical solution - motivation.
4. The basic idea of FEM. Element types. Interpolation over elements.
5. Procedure for FEM calculation. Task Convergence. The downsides of today's computing tools.
6. Discretization. SW products for preprocessing. Direct modeling.
7. Evaluation and interpretation of results - stiffness of structures.
8. Evaluation and interpretation of results - strength of structures.
9. Faults in FEM calculations and interpretation of results. SW products for postprocessing.
10. Adaptive algorithm FEM (h-method, p-method). Imlementation in CAD programs.
11. Methods of optimizing the shape of a component.
12. New approaches to structure optimization.
13. 3D printing and its modeling. New materials.
14. Examples of practical applications. Case studies.

Literature

ROJÍČEK, J., FUSEK, M., PEČENKA, L. Elasticity and strength – interactive text-book. Text-book VSB-TU Ostrava, 2012, 449p. (in Czech)
FUSEK, M., HALAMA, R. FEM and BEM. Text-book VSB-TU Ostrava, 2011, 95p. (in Czech)
ZHANG, G. Engineering Analysis with ANSYS Workbench 18. College House Enterprises, LLC, 2017, 610p. ISBN 978-1935673385 

Advised literature

HALAMA, R., FOJTÍK, F., FUSEK, M., ROJÍČEK, J., ADÁMKOVÁ, L. Properties and testing of materials. Text-book VSB-TU Ostrava, 2012, 177p. (in Czech)
ANSYS Discovery Live Tutorials, ANSYS Inc., 2019.