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Introducing ourself
Instructor: Katia Bertoldi
Email: bertoldi@seas.harvard.edu
Office: Pierce 311
Office hours: Thursday 3 pm - 4 pm
Introducing yourself
Introduction
Lab session
When?
How?
ES 128 Project
You will work in a group of 2-3 students on a project that
addresses a phenomenon or engineering design
issue, and
involves serious use of FEM.
(Step 1) Each student presents a project proposal (Feb 20 in class)
5 minute presentation. On 2 slides you should explain
What is the project? What are the goals? Use at least one figure.
How does FEM contribute to the project
(Step 2) Katia and Bas will use your proposals to formulate N projects
(Step 3) You form groups of 2-3 students and choose a project
(Step 4) Intermediate report + presentation (April 1 in class)
(Step 5) Final report + presentation (Reading Period)
ES 128 Project
The project contributes 25% of the grade, distributed as
follows:
10 % April 1, in class. Intermediate presentation (10
minutes) + report.
15%: Reading period Final 15 minute project presentation.
Final project report is due
Engineering Design
Physical Problem
Question regarding the problem
...how large are the deformations?
...how much is the heat transfer?
Mathematical model
Governed by differential
equations
Assumptions regarding
Geometry
Kinematics
Material law
Loading
Boundary conditions
Etc.
Engineering Design
The mathematical model is often too complicated to solve by
hand. We therefore solve it using a numerical technique - the
finite element method.
Physical Problem
Mathematical model
Governed by differential
equations
Numerical model
e.g., finite element
model
Engineering Design
Change
physical
problem
Physical Problem
Mathematical
Model
Improve
mathematical
model
Numerical model
Does answer
make sense?
YES!
No!
Refine analysis
Design improvements
Structural optimization
Analysis
Step 2
Step 3
Postprocessing
Preprocessing
The problem domain is subdivided into finite elements
Analysis
Step 1: Element formulation - development of equations for the
elements
Element
Node
Postprocessing
Determination of quantities of interest (such us stress and strain
and their visualization)
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
0
0.02
0.04
0.06
Nominal Strain
0.08
0.1
Comments
The numerical solution is only as accurate as the
mathematical model
Bridge
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