Basics of FEM
| Structure Type: | Course |
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| Code: | KC05BR10204 |
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| Type: | Compulsory |
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| Level: | Bachelor |
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| Credits: | 3.0 points |
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| Responsible Teacher: | Perälä, Martti |
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| Language of Instruction: | Finnish |
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Learning Outcomes
Students will be competent in making finite element models for bar structures. They will be capable of solving displacements and internal forces of a bar structure by the finite element method.
Student's Workload
Total work load of the course: 80 h
Prerequisites / Recommended Optional Courses
Strength of materials, Statically indeterminate frame structures, Vectors and matrices.
Contents
• Principles of the finite element method
• Forming finite element model
• Beam, truss and frame elements
• Degrees of freedom
• Stiffness matrix and load vectors
• Nodal forces
• Equilibrium equations of nodal forces
• Internal forces of elements
Recommended or Required Reading
Lecturer's material.
Mode of Delivery / Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Lectures, calculation exercises and homework.
Assessment Criteria
Grading will be announced during the course.
Assessment Methods
Two mid-term exams or one final exam.
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