Important note
This course is currently not offered.
Information about the module
This course is designed to teach students the most important fundamentals of the finite element method and the practical implementation of FE calculations (model building, discretization, evaluation).
General data about the module
| Study program |
B.Sc. Aerospace engineering B.Sc. Mathematical Engineering |
| Module number | 1222 |
| Trimester | Fall trimester (7th Bachelor trimester) |
| ECTS | 3 |
| Work load |
90h total, thereof 48h presence time 42h self-study |
| Typ/TWS |
2 TWS lecture 2 TWS excercise |
Qualification goals
- The student has a basic knowledge of finite element methods. He/she is familiar with the terms deformation quantity method, element stiffness matrices, element equation and total equation and knows how these equations are constructed.
- He/she can create a finite element model for real-world problems using appropriate elements, given the desired results and available resources, bring about a solution, and interpret the results.
- He/she has gained initial experience with a commercially available FEM program system (pre- and post-processor as well as analysis program).
Content
- Essential basics of the finite element method (displacement approaches, structure of the overall equation, solution of the equations, stress calculation)
- Overview of the elements available for a structural calculation
- Model building process (geometry preparation, finitization, element properties, boundary conditions and loads)
- Model verification (types of errors, standard tests, convergence)
- Equation solver (linear statics, linear dynamics, nonlinear analyses)
- Post-processing
- Advanced analysis techniques
