UNIT 1:
FEA General procedure –Discretization of the domain, advantages, limitations and applications of FEA
Mathematical Modeling of field problems in Engineering
Weighted residual techniques
Weighted residual techniques
Weighted residual techniques
UNIT 2:
Beams element- example problems
Stiffness matrix of a 1-D bar element
Temperature effects – example problems
UNIT 3:
2-D element under plane stress and plane strain condition
Shape function for the Constant Strain Triangular element using natural coordinates and generalized coordinates
Strain displacement matrix of CST element- -Problem
Strain displacement matrix of CST element- -Problem
Axisymmetric element -Example Problems
Shape function for the Constant Strain Triangular element using natural coordinates and generalized coordinates
UNIT 4:
Basic equations of heat transfer
Shape function of 1-D heat conduction
Stiffness matrix for 1-D heat conduction with free end convection, with internal heat generation
Finite element formulation - Example problems
Finite element formulation - Example problems
Higher order elements – Quadrilateral elements
UNIT 5:
Gaussian Quadrature – Example Problems
Natural co-ordinate systems
Gaussian Quadrature – Example Problems
Gaussian Quadrature – Example Problems