Finite element method (civil engineering)
R H Grzebieta and Y C Lam
5 points * 26 lectures, 26 tutorials * First semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: CIV3223 or CIV3227 * Prohibition: CME4616
FEM as an aid to engineering analysis; its relationship to other numerical techniques, theoretical and empirical methods; types of elements, their associated degrees of freedom and the process of discretisation; element formulation for a ring and area element; displacement and shape functions; Gaussian integration; assembly of global stiffness matrix and connectivity; element compatibility nodal and frontal equation solvers; modelling techniques for symmetrical structures; nonstandard boundary conditions; multipoint constraints; master nodes and sub-structuring; solution of engineering problems in stress of dynamics, structures, buckling, steady state heat transfer and flow through porous media; introduction to general-purpose commercial finite element programs for mainframes, workstations and PCs.
Assessment
Examinations: (2 hours) 50% * Practical work: 50%
Recommended texts
Cook R D Concepts and applications of finite elements analysis Wiley, 1974
G and D Computing STRAND user manual