ME 754 Advanced Finite Element Methods in Engineering

 

Credits: 3 (3-0-6)

Department of Mechanical Engineering,
Faculty of Engineering, Thammasat University

 

1st semester 2005

 

 

 

Lecturers:

Dr. Wiroj  Limtrakarn

Room 413, Tel. 3144, E–mail :limwiroj@engr.tu.ac.th

 

 

 

Web page: www.engr.tu.ac.th/~limwiroj/teaching.html

Objectives:

 

 

1.To understand finite element method methods in mechanical engineering.

2.To be able to implement finite element method to solve problems correctly.

Course Description:     

        Direct approach; method of weighted residuals; numerical interpolation function and integration; finite elment matrix of heat transfer problems and solid mechanics problems

 

 

 

Tentative Schedule:

Weeks

Topics

Date

Reference no.

1

Introduction to finite elment methods and its applications

9/06/05

1 (CH 1)

2-3

Direct Approach

16,23/06/05

1 (CH 2)

4-6

Method of weighted residuals

30/06/05

7, 14/07/05

1 (CH 4)

7

Numerical interpolation function and integration

21/07/05

1 (CH 5)

8

Mid–Term

28/07/05

 

9-11

Finite element method in heat transfer

4, 11, 18/08/05

1 (CH 7)

12

Finite element method in solid mechancis

25/08/05

1 (CH 6)

13

Present project 1

1/09/05

Project1

14-15

Finite element method in solid mechancis (cont.)

8, 15/09/05

1 (CH 6)

16

Present project 2

22/09/05

Project2

 

References:

1.    “ÃÐàºÕºÇÔ¸Õä¿ä¹µìàÍÅÔàÁ¹µì㹧ҹÇÔÈÇ¡ÃÃÁ”, »ÃÒâÁ·Âì  à´ªÐÍÓä¾,  Êӹѡ¾ÔÁ¾ì¨ØÌÒŧ¡Ã³ìÁËÒÇÔ·ÂÒÅÑÂ

2.    “Numerical Methods for Engineers”, Chapra, S. C., Canale, R. P., Second Edition, 1990, McGraw–Hill Press.

3.     The Finite Element Method. Fifth Ed., Zienkiewicz, O. C.  Taylor, R. L., 2000, Woburn: Butterworth-Heinemann.

 

Evaluations:

1.  Assignment & Attention in subject                                10

2.  Mid–Term examination                                30

3.  Comprehensive project 1 & 2                                60

 

Minimum of 80% attendance is required to pass this course.