Complementos de Elementos Finitos

Code:

MEM170

Acronym:

CEF

Instance: 2003/2004 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Applied Mechanics Section
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Mechanical Engineering

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CPGEM	0	Plano de CPGEM 2002	1	1,5	5	-

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The main aim of the course is to provide a solid foundation for the application of Finite Element Method in the Analysis of Plates and Shells and to the nonlinear analysis of solids and structures in general. The attendees will gain an understanding of material and geometric nonlinearity, and of solution techniques for nonlinear finite element equations, and will be able to solve practical engineering problems in solid mechanics and structural mechanics on a computer using using ABAQUS and ANSYS.

Program

The formulation of finite element methods for linear static analysis of plates and shells with reference to displacement based methods and mixed finite element methods and an understanding of shear locking problems.
Formulation of nonlinear equilibrium equations. Lagrangean, updated and Eulerian Formulations.
Methods for the solution of nonlinear equations, Newton Raphson method and modifications and Arc length methods. Convergence Criteria.
Material and Geometric nonlinear Problems. Impact-contact Problems. Nonlinear Dynamic algorithms of solution. Metal forming processe.

Main Bibliography

-Notes provided by the Lectures.
- D.R.J. Owen and E. Hinton, Finite Elements in Plasticity: Theory and Practice, Pineridge Press, UK, 1980.
- D.R.J. Owen and E. Hinton, Finite Elements Software for Plates and Shells, Pineridge Press, UK, 1984.

Complementary Bibliography

- M.A. Crisfield, Non-Linear Finite Element Analysis of Solids and Structures, John Wiley & sons, Vol I and II, 1991
- T. Belytschko, W.K.Liu and B. Moran, Nonlinear Finite Elements for Continua and Structures, John Wiley & sons, 2000
- O.C. Zienkiewicz & R.L.Taylor, The Finite Element Method, Butterworth-Heinemann, Vol 1-3, 2000.
- K. J. Bathe, Finite Element Procedures, Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, 1996.

Software

Ansys, Abaqus, Matlab and Others

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

As the other students