Course Catalog 2006-2007

TME-2306 FINITE ELEMENT METHOD, 6 cr
Finite Element Method

Courses persons responsible
Simo Virtanen

Lecturers
Simo Virtanen

Language of Instruction
Exercises, course literature and exam in English available.

Implementations
  Period 1 Period 2 Period 3 Period 4 Period 5 Summer
Lecture 3 h/week 3 h/week 2 h/week - - -
Exercise 2 h/week 2 h/week 2 h/week - - -
Exam  
(Timetable for academic year 2006-2007)

Objectives
Student knows the basic concepts of finite element method and is able to analyse linear static problems of beam, disk, plate and shell structures using computer programmes.

Content
Content Core content Complementary knowledge Specialist knowledge
1. Basic concepts of finite element method of Strength of Materials. Concept of spatial discretation of material domain. Interpolation functions and numerical integration. Different types of elements. Applications to different linear structural problems. Computer programme packages.       

Requirements for completing the course
Exercises, team work and a written examination.

Evaluation criteria for the course

  • Passed written examination or written intermediate examinations and accepted exercises.

  • Used assessment scale is numeric (1-5)

    • Study material
    Type Name Auhor ISBN URL Edition, availability... Exam material Language
    Book Introduction to Finite Elements in Engineering T., R., Chandrupatla, and A., D., Belegundu     2 nd Edition. Prentice-Hall, 1997. Yes  English 

    Prerequisites
    Code Course Credits M/R
    TME-1300 TME-1300 Strength of Materials 5 Recommendable
    TME-2200 TME-2200 Mechanics of Structures 6 Recommendable

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    Remarks

  • Partial passing of course must be in connection with the same round of implementation.

    • Distance learning

  • ITC utilized during the course

    • - In information distribution via homepage, newsgroups or mailing lists, e.g. current issues, timetables
    - In distributing and/or returning exercise work, material etc

  • Estimate as a percentage of the implementation of the course

    • - Contact teaching: 47 %
    - Distance learning: 0 %
    - Proportion of a student's independent study: 53 %

    Scaling
    Methods of instructionHours
    Lectures 67.5
    Exercises 60
    Assignments 32
    Total sum 159.5

    Correspondence of content
    TME-2300 Finite Element Method

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    Last modified 20.04.2006
    Modified byTapio Salmi