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Course Catalog 2012-2013

MEC-2436 Finite Element Method, 6 cr

Person responsible

Sami Pajunen

Lessons

Study type P1 P2 P3 P4 Summer Implementations Lecture times and places
Lectures
Excercises

 

  		 3 h/week
 2 h/week
 +3 h/week
+2 h/week

  		MEC-2436 2012-01 Wednesday 10 - 12, K1308
Thursday 9 - 10, K1308

Requirements

Exercises, personal exercise works and a written examination.
Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Learning outcomes

Student knows how to apply finite element method to structural mechanis problems. Student is able to analyse linear static problems of trusses, beams, disks, plates and shells 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.  Use of computer programs (ANSYS, ABAQUS, etc)   

Evaluation criteria for the course

Passed written examination or written intermediate examinations and accepted exercises.

Assessment scale:

Numerical evaluation scale (1-5) will be used on the course

Partial passing:

Completion parts must belong to the same implementation

Study material

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

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Correspondence of content

Course Corresponds course  Description 
MEC-2436 Finite Element Method, 6 cr MEC-2430 Finite Element Method, 6 cr  
MEC-2436 Finite Element Method, 6 cr TME-2306 Finite Element Method, 6 cr  

More precise information per implementation

Implementation Description Methods of instruction Implementation
MEC-2436 2012-01 Introduction to the theory and practical aspects of the Finite Element Method. The main focus is on linear static FEM-analysis of structures (trusses, frames, plates and solids). FEM-program ANSYS is utilized in the practical works of the course.   Lectures
Excercises
Practical works
   		 Contact teaching: 60 %
Distance learning: 0 %
Self-directed learning: 40 %  

Last modified21.08.2012