Standard syllabus
Finite element analysis intro · Undergraduate · Engineering
Topics
FEA fundamentals
- Direct stiffness method for truss elements
- Spring element and bar element formulations
- Shape functions and isoparametric mapping (intro)
- Assembly of element matrices into global system
- Boundary conditions: essential and natural
- Solution of linear static systems
- Post-processing: displacement, strain, and stress
- Mesh discretization and element types (1D, 2D, 3D)
- h-refinement versus p-refinement concepts
- Verification versus validation in simulation
Beam, plane stress, and error analysis
- Euler-Bernoulli beam elements
- Plane stress and plane strain elements
- Axisymmetric elements (overview)
- Stress concentration modeling considerations
- Singularities at reentrant corners
- Convergence studies and mesh independence
- Reaction forces and equilibrium checks
- Principal stress extraction from element results
- Comparison to analytical beam and plate solutions
- Reporting FEA results for design review
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