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Debre Tabor University: Faculty of Technology
Debre Tabor University: Faculty of Technology
Debre Tabor University: Faculty of Technology
FACULTY OF TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
COURSE SYLLABUS FOR THE COURSE INTRODUCTION TO FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
BY: VENKATA DINESH.A
DEBRE TABOR, ETHIOPIA
SEPTEMBER, 2016
GENERAL INFORMATION
Course Title
Course Number
Module
Introduction to FEM
ECTS Credits
5CP
Lecture
Tutorial
Laboratory or Practice
Home study
Program
2
Year 5, Semester I
Academic Year
Pre-requisites
Course manager
Status of Course
Compulsory
Brainstorming, interactive Lecturer, role play, home study & group discussions
Attendance Requirements
Cell Phone:-
Email:
Office Location:
Domain of education
Knowledge (K)
Attitude (A)
Skill (S)
Hierarchy of learning simple to complex
Cognitive (K)
Level 1
describe
Affective (A)
(knowledge):
Psychomotor (S)
Level 3 (application):
compute
Level 4 (analysis):
diagrams
Level 5 (synthesis):
combines
breakdown, Level 4
combine
(organization):
adapts,
Course
description:
Introduction to FEM, basic energy & stiffness concepts, Deriving an element stiffness matrix, Bar & beam elements, Two
dimensional problems, FE modeling & solution techniques, Finite Element application software package
3
Course objectives
At the end of the course, students would be able to:
The course enables students to understand finite element methods of solving engineering problems. At the end of the
course, students should be able to:
Understand the theory of formulation of the FEM & its application for stress & dynamic analysis
Using of Finite element software packages
Learning outcomes:
The outcome of this course will be able to:
Understand the theory of formulation of the FEM.
Application for stress & dynamic analysis.
Identifying the nodes in different structures and models and solving using mathematical models.
Laboratory demonstration:
Using of Finite element software package like Ansys and solving
Different kinds of problems like plane, trusses, frames etc.
Contents
Schedule Hours
1st week
1st week
3L + 1T
Assessm
ents
Interactive
K, L1
Quiz
lecture,
K,L1
Test-1
delivery
group
1.3.Importance of FEM
1st week
1.4 List
FEMthe differences between FEM
vs Classical Methods
Domain/
hierarchy
Methods of
discussion
K.L1
K,L1
Classical
Reference:
Contents
delivery
2.1 Elements shapes of
FEM
2.2 Explanation of nodes
2.2
2.3 Classification of
week
Methods of
Domain/
hierarchy
K, L1
Interactive
K.L2
lecture, group
discussion
K.L2
FES&CS
problems
Reference:
K.L3
Assessments
Individual
Assignments
Quiz
Test-1
Contents
Assessmen
ts
delivery
Interactive
K, L1
Quiz
K,L3
Test-1
Schedule
Hours
4rdweek
3L +
mechanisms using :
3.1 Introduction
3.1 Introduction
4rdweek
1T+lab
lecture,
Bars/columns
3.3 Trusses
group
5th week
3L +
Domain/
hierarchy
Methods
of
bars/columns
3.3. Solve Two Dimensional Trusses
K.L3
1T+lab
Reference
Hours
6thweek
3L +
mechanisms using :
4.1 Introduction
6thweek
Contents
Methods
of
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Formulation of Beams for
delivery
Interactive
lecture,
Domain/
hierarch
y
Assessme
nts
K, L1
Individual
Assignment
Quiz,Test-2
K,L3
FEM problems
7thweek
3L +
1T+lab
K.L3
Reference
Methods of
delivery
Schedule
Hours
8th week
2L +
5.1 Introduction
1T+lab
5.1 Solve Plane frames
8th week
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Solving problems
related to Plane Frames
Domain/
hierarchy
Interactive
lecture
Assessments
K, L1
Individual
Assignment, Quiz
K,L3
Test-2
Reference
Contents
9th week
6.1 Introduction
6.1Introduction
9th week
9th week
9th week
Schedule
Hours
4L + 2T
problems
Reference
Methods
of
delivery
Domain/
hierarchy
Assessm
ents
K,L1
Interactive
lecture,
group
discussion
K,L2
K.L3
K,L3
Individual
Assignment
Quiz
Contents
Methods of
Sched
Hours
ule
11th
2L +
Interactive
1T
lecture
week
plates
7.2 Develop & Utilize Kirchhoff plate
theory
13th
week
12th
delivery
Domain/
hierarch
y
Assessments
K,L2
K,L3
Schedule
th
Hours
13 week 2L + 2T
14th week
Methods
of
8.1
Reference
delivery
Interactive
Domain/
hierarchy
Assessm
ents
K, L2
Quiz, Final
Test
lecture
K,L3
Hours
15th week
be able to:
9.1 Define & Explanation of Temperature Field
2L + 2T
th
15 week
Contents
delivery
9.1 Explanation of
Temperature Field for Finite
Methods of
element model
9.2 problems based on the
Thermal Stress Analyses
Reference
Assessment
Methods of assessment
Continuous assessment
Final exam
Total
Mark Load
65%
35%
100%
N.B. Date of the test will be announced by the department in order to avoid clashes
Interactive
Domain/
hierarch
y
K, L2
lecture,
group
discussion
K,L2
Assessme
nts
Individual
Assignments
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