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  Foundations of Finite Element Simulation (Lecture) (FEM (L))

Lecturer
Dr. Stefan Sandfeld, Akad. Rat

Details
Vorlesung
1 cred.h, benoteter certificate, ECTS studies, ECTS credits: 1,5
nur Fachstudium, Sprache Englisch
Time and place: Wed 12:15 - 13:45, 3.71; comments on time and place: Lecture and Tutorials will be held alternately/if required
starting 15.10.2014

Fields of study
WPF MWT-MA-WSI 1-4

Prerequisites / Organisational information
Prerequisite for this course is basic knowledge of MATLAB.

Contents
This course provides a concise introduction to continuum mechanics including vector and tensor calculus. This is one of the foundations for comprehending the finite element method (FEM), which will be derived in a way that is appropriate for solving solid mechanics problems. In this course we focus on introducing all the fundamental steps (formulation of balance equations, constitutive equations, discretization, setting up the weak form, numerical integration, assembling the stiffness matrix) for FEM solution of small-strain elastic deformation problems. The course is accompanied by hands-on tutorials where the students learn how to implement the lecture content in their own MATLAB finite-element routines and at the same time deepen their understanding of the lecture content. At the end of this course the students will have written a fully functional FEM program, which we then use to study benchmark systems and to simulate different mechanical systems. A critical review of their own results will help the students to understand strengths and limitations of the FEM simulation tools.

ECTS information:
Credits: 1,5

Additional information
Expected participants: 20, Maximale Teilnehmerzahl: 50

Assigned lectures
UE: Foundations of Finite Element Simulation (Tutorial)
Lecturer: Dr. Stefan Sandfeld, Akad. Rat
Time and place: Wed 12:15 - 15:30, 0.157-115; Wed, room tbd; comments on time and place: nach Absprache werden einige Übungen/Vorlesungen in als Block von 2 Doppelstunden hintereinander abgehalten werden (12:15-15:30). Der reguläre Turnus ist, dass Vorlesung und Übung jeweils wöchentlich alternierend von 12:15 - 13:45 abgehalten werden.

Verwendung in folgenden UnivIS-Modulen
Startsemester WS 2014/2015:
Foundations of Computational Materials Science (FoCoMatSci)
Kernfach Werkstoffsimulation (COMM)
Werkstoffwissenschaftliches Wahlmodul A - WW8 (NanoSim)
Werkstoffwissenschaftliches Wahlmodul B - WW8 (NanoSim)

Department: Lehrstuhl für Werkstoffsimulation
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