CE5610: Finite Element Analysis

Slot: D
Lectures : Mon (11-11:50 AM), Tue (10-10:50 AM), Wed (9-9:50 AM)
Tutorial : Thur (12-12:50 PM)

Instructor:
U Saravanan
STR 201, Structural Engineering Lab
Email: saran@iitm.ac.in

Assessment Pattern:
Sessional
• Quiz – 1 : 15% -- February 22, 2020
• Quiz – 2 : 15% -- March 28, 2020
• Tutorial : 10%
• Project : 10% -- April 25 , 2020 (Modeling and analysis using ABAQUS)
End Semester : 50% -- May 6, 2020
Total : 100%

Require 40% to pass the course

Reference:
1. Bhatti, M.A. Fundamental Finite Element Analysis and Applications: with Mathematica and MATLAB
Computations, Wiley, 2005.
2. Reddy, J. N. An Introduction to the Finite Element Method, 3rd Edition, McGraw-Hill, 2005.
3. Bathe, K.J. Finite element procedures, Prentice Hall of India Pvt. Ld. New Delhi, 2005.

Objectives:
1. To formulate boundary value problems into a finite element method framework
2. To understand the basic theoretical and practical aspects of finite element analysis

Outcomes:
1. Understand the theoretical basis of the finite element method
2. Recognize the assumptions in the various implementations of the finite element method
3. Formulate and solve boundary value problems using commercial software
Course Outline

• Quiz 1:
Introduction to linear algebra
Introduction to differential equations and boundary conditions
Numerical integration: Newton – Cotes, Gauss – Legendre, Gauss – Laguerre, Multiple integrals
Numerical solution to ordinary differential equations
Introduction to finite element method
Finite element solution to ordinary differential equations
Introduction to error analysis, check for convergence
Introduction to basic equations in mechanics
Introduction to energy methods in solid mechanics
Introduction to linearized elasticity

• Quiz 2:
Formulation of truss element
Formulation of beam element
Formulation of frame element
Formulation of 2D elements – triangular and quadrilateral C0 and C1 Elements
Finite element solution to plane elasticity problems
Elastic bending of plates

• End semester:
All the above and
Formulation of shell element
Formulation of tetrahedral element to solve 3D elasticity problems
Elastic buckling of bars
Ideal fluid flow problem
Heat conduction problem
Dynamic analysis