Finite Element Analysis

Course objective

To introduce fundamental concepts of finite element methods and their applications, enabling students to develop finite element models for structural, non-structural and continuum problems such as heat transfer and plane elasticity, and gain experience using both custom programs and commercial software for analysis.

Syllabus at a glance

1. 1Overview
2. 2Mathematical Background
3. 3Direct Stiffness Method: Discrete Finite Elements
4. 4Continuum Problems
5. 5One-Dimensional Elements
6. 6Analysis of One-Dimensional Problems
7. 7Two-Dimensional Heat Transfer Problem