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FEM in Mechanics

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Course Unit Code330-0550/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated4 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Compulsory
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *First Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredSummer Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
FUS76doc. Ing. Martin Fusek, Ph.D.
POR05doc. Ing. Zdeněk Poruba, Ph.D.
Summary
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The course aims to acquaint students of the follow-up study of design with the finite element method as a tool for solving practically oriented linear problems of technical practice. Theoretical teaching of the basic principles of the method is supplemented by solving specific engineering problems by the method of computer modeling.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
The aim of the subject is:
- to understand basic principles of finite element method as the tool for the solution of engineering problems
- to analyse the technical problem given and to assess possibilities of its solution using the finite element method, to choose the proper approach of the solution (linear vs. non-linear analysis)
- to solve real linear engineering problems with the focus on structural and thermal tasks - the ability to propose and create the proper model and to interpret results obtained
Course Contents
1) Approximation technique by the method of weighted residuals
2) Weighted residuals for weak formulation
3) Approximation by parts by a continuous function
4) Galerkin formulation of the finite element method
5) Boundary conditions
6) Bar element - differential equations, weak formulation
7) Bar element - mass matrix, stiffness matrix
8) Bar structure - localization table, global mass matrix, global stiffness matrix
9) Beam element - differential equations, weak formulation
10) Beam element - mass matrix, stiffness matrix
11) Beam structure - localization table, global mass matrix, global stiffness matrix
12) Engineering view of FEM - frequent applications of FEM
13) Problems of 2D finite elements
14) Problems of 3D finite elements
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
[1] REDDY, J. N. An introduction to the finite element method. 3rd edition. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2006. Series in mechanical engineering (McGraw-Hill). ISBN 0-07-246685-5.
[1] Kolář, Kratochvíl, Leitner, Ženíšek : Výpočet plošných a prostorových konstrukcí MKP, SNTL , Praha 1979.
[2]Bittnar, Řeřicha : MKP v dynamice konstrukcí, SNTL, Praha 1981.
[3] Bittnar, Šejnoha: Numerické metody mechaniky, vyd. ČVUT, Praha 1992.
Recommended Reading:
[1] RAO, Singiresu S. The finite element method in engineering. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1982.
[1] RAO, Singiresu S. The finite element method in engineering. Oxford: Pergamon Press, 1982.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Tutorials
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit35 20
        ExaminationExamination65 25