Advanced Finite Element Methods in Mechanics

3 credits · College of Engineering catalogue

Advisory Prerequisite: MECHENG 505 or CEE 510 or NAVARCH 512. Enforced Prerequisite: None. (3 credits) Recent developments in finite element methods; mixed, hybrid, mixed-hybrid, reduced integration penalty, singular, boundary integral elements. Emphasis on the methodology for developing elements by using calculus of variations. Applications selected from various branches of solid and fluid mechanics.