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    This document outlines the syllabus for an NPTEL Finite Element Analysis course aimed at postgraduate students in civil, mechanical, aerospace, and naval architecture engineering. The course introduces the basic concepts and techniques of finite element analysis and applies them to 1D, 2D, and 3D problems in civil engineering. It covers topics like element properties, frame structure analysis, solid mechanics, plates and shells, and additional applications. The overall objective is for students to learn how to develop computer codes to solve physical problems using the finite element method.

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    This document outlines the syllabus for an NPTEL Finite Element Analysis course aimed at postgraduate students in civil, mechanical, aerospace, and naval architecture engineering. The course introduces the basic concepts and techniques of finite element analysis and applies them to 1D, 2D, and 3D problems in civil engineering. It covers topics like element properties, frame structure analysis, solid mechanics, plates and shells, and additional applications. The overall objective is for students to learn how to develop computer codes to solve physical problems using the finite element method.

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    This document outlines the syllabus for an NPTEL Finite Element Analysis course aimed at postgraduate students in civil, mechanical, aerospace, and naval architecture engineering. The course introduces the basic concepts and techniques of finite element analysis and applies them to 1D, 2D, and 3D problems in civil engineering. It covers topics like element properties, frame structure analysis, solid mechanics, plates and shells, and additional applications. The overall objective is for students to learn how to develop computer codes to solve physical problems using the finite element method.

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    NPTEL Syllabus

    Finite Element Analysis - Web


    course

    COURSE OUTLINE

    The target audience of the course is the P.G. students / Final


    year Undergraduate students from areas such as Civil,
    NPTEL
    Mechanical, Aerospace, Naval Architecture etc. http://nptel.iitm.ac.in
    The objective of the course is to apprise the students about the
    basics of the Finite Element Technique, a numerical tool for
    the solution of different classes of problems.
    Civil
    Different application areas will be dealt with after introducing
    Engineering
    the basic aspects of the method.

    However, major emphasis will be on the solution of problems


    related to Civil Engineering. Pre-requisites:
    It is intended to cover the analysis methodologies for 1-D, 2-D
    and 3-D problems with the advantages and disadvantages 1. Since this course is a
    clearly spelt out. Masters level course, it
    is expected that the
    It is expected that once the students are exposed to the students should be
    course, they will be in a position to develop computer codes for exposed to Structural
    any physical problem using Finite Element technique. Analysis, Matrix Algebra
    & Basic Mathematics
    courses.
    COURSE DETAIL
    Additional Reading:

    1. A large amount of
    literature is available in
    Sl. Topic
    No. the area. Students
    should get exposed to
    the same.

    1 Module 1: Introduction to Finite Element Analysis


    Coordinators:
    Lecture 1: Introduction
    Dr. D. Maity
    Lecture 2: Basic Concepts of Finite Element Department of Civil
    Analysis EngineeringIIT Kharagpur

    Lecture 3: Introduction to Elasticity

    Lecture 4: Steps in Finite Element Analysis


    2 Module: 2 Finite Element Formulation Techniques

    Lecture 1: Virtual Work and Variational Principle

    Lecture 2: Galerkin Method

    Lecture 3: Finite Element Method: Displacement


    Approach

    Lecture 4: Stiffness Matrix and Boundary


    Conditions

    3 Module 3: Element Properties

    Lecture 1: Natural Coordinates

    Lecture 2: Triangular Elements

    Lecture 3: Rectangular Elements

    Lecture 4: Lagrange and Serendipity Elements

    Lecture 5: Solid Elements

    Lecture 6: Isoparametric Formulation

    Lecture 7: Stiffness Matrix of Isoparametric


    Elements

    Lecture 8: Numerical Integration: One


    Dimensional

    Lecture 9: Numerical Integration: Two and Three


    Dimensional

    Worked out Examples

    4 Module 4: Analysis of Frame Structures

    Lecture 1: Stiffness of Truss Members

    Lecture 2: Analysis of Truss

    Lecture 3: Stiffness of Beam Members

    Lecture 4: Finite Element Analysis of Continuous


    Beam

    Lecture 5: Plane Frame Analysis

    Lecture 6 Analysis of Grid and Space Frame

    5 Module 5: FEM for Two and Three Dimensional


    Solids

    Lecture 1: Constant Strain Triangle

    Lecture 2: Linear Strain Triangle

    Lecture 3: Rectangular Elements

    Lecture 4: Numerical Evaluation of Element


    Stiffness

    Lecture 5: Computation of Stresses, Geometric


    Nonlinearity and Static Condensation

    Lecture 6: Axisymmetric Element

    Lecture 7: Finite Element Formulation of


    Axisymmetric Element

    Lecture 8: Finite Element Formulation for 3


    Dimensional Elements

    Worked out Examples

    6 Module 6: FEM for Plates and Shells

    Lecture 1: Introduction to Plate Bending


    Problems

    Lecture 2: Finite Element Analysis of Thin Plate

    Lecture 3: Finite Element Analysis of Thick Plate

    Lecture 4: Finite Element Analysis of Skew Plate

    Lecture 5: Introduction to Finite Strip Method

    Lecture 6: Finite Element Analysis of Shell

    7 Module 7: Additional Applications of FEM

    Lecture 1: Finite Elements for Elastic Stability

    Lecture 2: Finite Elements in Fluid Mechanics

    Lecture 3: Dynamic Analysis

    References:

    C. S. Krishnamoorty,Finite Element Analysis, Tata


    McGraw-Hill
    David V. Hutton,Fundamentals of Finite Element Analysis,
    McGraw Hill

    D. Maity,Computer Analysis of Framed Structures, I. K.


    International Pvt. Ltd. New Delhi

    Erik G. Thompson, Introduction to the Finite Element


    Method: Theory, Programming and Applications, John
    Wiley

    H. C. Martin and G. F. Carey,Introduction to Finite Element


    Analysis - Theory and Application, NewYork, McGraw-Hill

    Irving H. Shames, Clive L. Dym,Energy and Finite Element


    Methods in Structural Mechanics; New Age International

    K. J. Bathe,Finite Element Procedures, Prentice-Hall of


    India, New Delhi, India

    M. Mukhopadhyay,Matrix, Finite Element,Computer and


    Structural Analysis, Oxford and IBH Publishing Co. Pvt.
    Ltd., New Delhi, India

    O. C. Zienkiewicz and Y. K. Cheung,The Finite Element


    Method in Structural and Soild Mechanics, McGraw Hill,
    London

    P. E. Ceruzzi,A History of Modern Computing, The MIT


    Press, Cambridge, MA, 1998.

    R. D. Cook,Concepts and Applications of Finite Element


    Analysis, Wiley

    S. S. Rao,Finite Element Analysis, Elsevier Butterworth-


    Heinemann

    W. Weaver Jr. and J. M. Gere,Matrix Analysis of Framed


    Structure, CBS Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi, India

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