MECH 4604

Finite Element Methods

0.5 credit · Undergraduate

Finite element methodology with emphasis on applications to stress analysis, heat transfer and fluid flow using the simplest one- and two-dimensional elements. Direct equilibrium, variational and Galerkin formulations. Computer programs and practical applications. Higher order elements.

Topics

applications to stress analysis
heat transfer and fluid flow using the simplest one- and two-dimensional elements

Course catalogue

2022

Readings

 FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS, Theory and Application with ANSYS, Third or Fourth Edition, Saeed Moaveni, Prentice-Hall Inc., 2008, ISBN 978-0-13-189080-8.
 A First Course in the Finite Element Method, Fifth or Sixth Edition, Daryl Logan, Thomson- Engineering, 2016. ISBN-13: 978-1305635111.
 Finite Element Analysis, Third Edition, S.S. Bhavikatti, New Age International Publishers, 2016, ISBN-13: 978-8122436716

Prerequisites & course information

Prerequisite(s): MAAE 3202 and MATH 3705 . Lectures three hours a week.

Sources

Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
W22. MECH 4604. outline ↗2022