ME 40400 - Finite Element Analysis

Prerequisite(s): MA 26400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND MA 26500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND CE 27300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-

Credit Hours: 3.00. (CE 40400) Brief history of finite element method and ANSYS; direct formulation; minimum total potential energy formulation; verification of results; trusses. Examples using ANSYS, one-dimensional elements. Numerical integration, Gauss Quadrature. Examples of one-dimensional elements in ANSYS; heat transfer problems; solid mechanics problems; two-dimensional elements. Pre-processing with ANSYS; boundary conditions; applications; heat conduction problems; torsion problems; beams and frames. Credit is not allowed for both ME 40400 and CE 40400. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer.

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