MAK539E  FINITE ELEMENT METHOD IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

Fall 2004-2005  Syllabus (Ders Uygulama Belgesi, 1.10.2004)

Faculty:

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Hikmet Kocabaş,

Room:  428, Phone: 293 1300 ext: 2468

e-mail:  kocabash@itu.edu.tr
Office Hours:  Mon 14-16, Wed. 14-16, Thu 14-16

 

Lectures:        Fri 14-17 (D452 for FEM Theory) and

(CAE Lab 333 for ANSYS Applications)

 

Course Description:

Introduction. General procedure of FEM.

Element interpolation function, shape functions.

Isoparametric element concept. Discretization.

Techniques for nonlinear analysis.

Integral formulation and variational methods.

Computer programs for applications. Miscellaneous applications.

 

Text Book:

1.        Finite Element Beginnings, David A. Pintur,1993, MathSoft Inc.,

ISBN:0-942075-36-6

2.        The Finite Element Method in Machine Design, 

Eliahu Zahavi, Prentice-Hall, 1992.

3.        The Finite Element Analysis. Theory and Application with ANSYS,

Saeed Moaveni, Prentice-Hall,1999.

References:

1.        Introduction To The Finite Element Method, C.S.Desai, J.S.Abel,

Von Nostrand Reinhold Company, New York 1972.

2.        The Finite Element Method, O.C. Zienkiewicz,

McGraw Hill, 1977.

3.        Finite element Programming, E.Hinton, D.R.J.Owen,

Academic Press,London, 1977.

4.        CAD/CAM: Computer Aided Design and Manufact.,

M.P.Groover, E.W.Zimmers, Prentice-Hall, 1987

5.        The Finite Element Method, T. J.R. Hughes, Prentice-Hall, 2000.

6.        The Finite Element Method in Engineering, S.S. Rao,

Pergamon Press, 1989.

7.        Applied Finite Element Analysis,  L.J. SEGERLIND,

John Wiley and Sons, 1984.

8.        The Finite Element Method  in Mechanical Design,

C.E.Knight, PWS-KENT, 1993.

9.        Finite Element Methods in Mechanics, Noboru Kikuchi,

Cambridge Univ.Press, 1986.

 

Course Objectives:

The students of mechanical engineering should know and apply FEM

which is a powerful numerical solution technique applied extensively

for analysis of engineering field problems.

 

Course Outcomes:

Students will demonstrate:

1.         To understand FEM and its application fields.

2.         To improve computer skills by using FEM-system programs

3.         To apply FEM for analysis in design problems.

4.         To use FEM for analysis of miscellaneous engineering problems

 

Weekly Course Plan:

Week

Topics

1

Introduction: basic concepts, field problems, history

2

General procedure of FEM: steps

3

Assembling the elements, how to treat boundary conditions

4

Application of procedure to spring systems,

5

Application of computer programs for FE analysis

6

Element interpolation function, shape functions

7

Isoparametric element concept  -  Midterm Exam

8

Discretization of a region

9

Application of FEM to two dimensional problems

10

Techniques for nonlinear analysis

11

Integral formulation

12

Variational methods

13

Applications to various problems

14

Applications to various problems

 

Grading:

1 Midterm                               (20%)  One midterm will be given during lecture hours. 

4 HW Assignments                  (20%)  Four homework assignments will be given to

                                               promote and test understanding of FEM fundamentals

                                               and part analysis.  In the term project, the students

                                               will develop the solid model of a 3-D part and

                                               analyze using a commercial FEM package. 

                                               Some of the midterm questions may be similar

                                               to the homework questions.  Homework assignments

                                               will be prepared individually by every student.

1 Term Project                        (%20)  Term project. Details will be announced later.

1 Final                                     (40%)  Final exam will cover all the topics of the course

 

Others:

Additional announcements on the course will be provided in the board next to

Rm.428 and in the web site: http://www.mkn.itu.edu.tr/~kocabash