73129 - Application of FEM in stress analysis (2nd cycle)

Academic Year 2019/2020

  • Docente: Ana Pavlovic
  • Credits: 3
  • SSD: ING-IND/14
  • Language: Italian
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Forli
  • Corso: Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Mechanical Engineering (cod. 8771)

Learning outcomes

The student is able to use commercial FEM code to solve structural dynamic and static problems.

Course contents

Introduction to Finite Element Analysis starting from the Matrix analysis of structures.

Type of elements and selection criteria.

Autonomous solution of structural problems.

Readings/Bibliography

ANSYS User’s Guide Group, Ansys Workbench 19.2.pdf

Ansys Advanced Analysis Techniques Guide, Nov. 2017.pdf

Ansys Modeling and Meshing Guide, Nov. 2017.pdf

G.Bhashyam, Ansys Mechanical - A Powerful Nonlinear Simulation Tool, Ansys Inc, Sep. 2012

Klaus-Jürgen Bathe, "Finite Element Procedures"2014 http://web.mit.edu/kjb/www/Books/FEP_2nd_Edition_4th_Printing.pdf

Teaching methods

Power point slides and computer based solution of actual problems.

Assessment methods

Evaluation of the solution of the proposed structural problems 

Teaching tools

Course notes, provided by the teacher

Office hours

See the website of Ana Pavlovic