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TME125 Finite element simulation in design lp2 ht18 (7.5 hp)

Course is offered by the department of Mechanics and Maritime Sciences

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Learning objectives and syllabus

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• Describe the theoretical basis for the finite element method (FEM), applied to linear elastic problems.
• Describe the practical steps, necessary to create an FE-model in a commercial software.
• Create a complete FE-model from aCAD-data in a commercial software.
• Use commercial software to
  - compute stresses and deformations in a structure.
  - design a component based on usage limit conditions.
  - design a component based on limit load conditions.
• Describe the concept of convergence of an FE-solution and describe the rate of convergence and how this is affected by different element approximations as well as geometry.
• Identify situations which will lead to stress singularities and stress concentrations and how to account for this.
• Create and modify an FE-discretization to reduce the discretization error
• Apply St. Venant's principle to evaluate the effects of boundary conditions.
• Choose elements suitable for analyzing a given structure.
• Model structures with elements of the type: springs, bars, beams, plates, shells, and solids.
• Discuss different sources of error and gives examples, when a physical problem is described using a structural model.
• Judge the validity of an FE-solution.

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