MAE 533 FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS I Fall 2010 Instructor: Dr. John S.

Strenkowski (Office: 4166 EBIII) Telephone: (919) 515-7030 (513-7901) Email: jsstren@ncsu.edu Course Description: This course will provide a general preparation in finite element methods with an emphasis on structural analysis. The course is intended for graduate engineering, science, and mathematics students who will pursue further work and research in specialized areas such as structural mechanics, elasticity, plasticity, fracture mechanics, mechanical design, heat transfer, and numerical analysis. Date 8/19 8/24 8/26 Lecture No. 1 2 3 Topic Introduction; historical review; sample applications Bar element (direct formulation); multiple elements; matrix algebra review Bar elements of arbitrary orientation; assembly of elements; properties of stiffness matrices, solving FE equations (Gaussian Elimination); mechanical & thermal loads Solid mechanics review Potential energy; Rayleigh-Ritz method; FE form of the RR method Bar elements; beam elements; frame elements Intro to ANSYS Constant strain triangles; higher order elements TEST #1 Reading 1.1-1.6 2.1-2.2 Appendix A 2.5-2.10, 2.12

8/31 9/2-9/7 9/9-9/16 9/21 9/239/28 9/30

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3.1 4.1-4.9 2.4, 3.3 Handout 3.4-3.9 6.1, 7.1-7.3

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Nodal loads; Stress calculations Fall Break - No Class Pre/Post Processing ANSYS (2-D) Axisymmetric solids; 3-D elements Isoparametric elements; numerical integration Galerkin's method Modeling considerations; error estimation TEST #2

3.11-3.15 Handout 14.1-14.4 6.1-6.6 7.3, 7.4 5.1-5.3 10.1-10.18 9.1,9.2,9.6,9. 9 8.4-8.7

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Skewed boundary conditions; dissimilar materials; fracture mechanics Structural dynamics Thanksgiving Break - No Class

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Structural dynamics Column buckling 30% 35% 20% 15% 100%

11.1-11.4 18.1-18.2 18.4,18.5

Tests (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Final Exam . . . . . . . . . . Homework . . . . . . . . . . . . . Project . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total

Text:

Concepts and Applications of Finite Element Analysis (4th Edition) by Robert D. Cook; David S Malkus; Michael E. Plesha; Robert J. Witt, ISBN 978-0-471-35605-9 Introduction to Finite Elements in Engineering by T.R. Chandrupatla & A.D. Belegundu, Prentice Hall, 2nd Ed, 1997.

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On-line Course Communication: The best way to reach me is via email. Be sure to put the course number (MAE 533) in the subject heading so that I will know that your message is about MAE 533. If you need to discuss something with me by telephone, please email me so that we can arrange a convenient time for a phone call. I will attempt to respond to all email within 24 hours. I do not ordinarily check my email on weekends. If I receive several emails from students addressing the same concern/question, then I will send a global email response to all course participants. Semester Project: A semester project is required that involves the application of finite element analysis of a mechanical component. The project requires the use of finite element software, such as ANSYS. The specific project is left open to the student. Typically, good projects are derived from design problems that you may be familiar with in your job assignment. Project is due on the last day of classes. Audit Credit: To receive audit credit for this course, the student must submit an acceptable course project.