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FINITE ELEMENTS METHOD IN MECHANICAL DESIGN
cod. 1002362

borrowed from Corso di Laurea magistrale in INGEGNERIA MECCANICA - METODO DEGLI ELEMENTI FINITI NELLA PROGETTAZIONE MECCANICA - cod. 1002362
Academic year 2010/11
2° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Progettazione meccanica e costruzione di macchine (ING-IND/14)
Field
A scelta dello studente
Type of training activity
Student's choice
48 hours
of face-to-face activities
6 credits
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Learning objectives

Capability of performing a FE modelling and analysis using a commercial FE-code

Prerequisites

Fondamenti di progettazione strutturale meccanica.
Costruzione di macchine.

Course unit content

Matrix notation and matrix operations, review of continuum mechanics,
Principle of virtual work; plane structs: stiffness matrix of the rod
element and assembly of the stiffness matrix of the structure; beam
element: exact and approximate solutions, transformation matrix,
frames; plane stress, plane strain and axisymmetric 2D elements,
rectangular and triangular elements, isoparametric elements, numerical
integration; linear elasticity, meshing criteria, boundary conditions,
assembly and solution, analysis of results

Full programme

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Bibliography

Lecture notes.
Reference books

Teaching methods

Theorical lectures.
Lab activity guides the student in learning the use of professional
finite element code and its application to practical cases

Assessment methods and criteria

The exam is based on written test and on the discussion of a technical report on a
practical application of the finite element method.

Other information

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