Advanced Finite Element Methods

3 Credits

Review of linear elastic Finite Element (FE) method and weak formulation of equilibrium. Implementation of a linear elastic FE code. Special topics including shear locking, reduced integration, non-homogeneous essential conditions, and imposed strains. Dynamic FE analysis: theory and implementation of modal and time-history analyses. Techniques to model structural masses and damping. Stochastic FE analysis to evaluate uncertainties in structural systems. Examples using scientific and commercial software to highlight practical modeling issues. Prerequisites: CEE 366