Tel Aviv University
Faculty of Engineering

Introduction to Finite Elements

0542.4223

Semester A, 2016-17

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Classes nocell

Monday, 10-12, Wolfson 120
Wednesday, 10-12, Wolfson 120

Instructor Isaac Harari

Office: Wolfson 225, (640-)9439
Hours: Wednesday, 9-10 (or by appointment)
e-mail: harari AT eng.tau.ac.il

Assistant Dror Nissan

Office: Neiman Library
Hours: appointment by e-mail
e-mail: dror.nissan1 AT gmail.com

Topics

Basic concepts, simple model

Variational principles
Formulation of finite element equations
Linear interpolation, isoparametric elements, element matrices
Computer implementation, data processing arrays
Using finite element software (Abaqus, Nastran)
Applications: membrane, elasticity, bending
Computational issues
Additional topics

References (holdings marks Neiman Library holdings)

Bathe, Finite Element Procedures, Prentice-Hall, 1996.holdings

Burnett, Finite Element Analysis, Addison-Wesley, 1987. holdings
Cook, Finite Element Modeling for Stress Analysis, Wiley, 1995.holdings
Fish  & Belytschko, A First Course in Finite Elements, Wiley, 2007. holdings
Hughes, The Finite Element Method, Dover, 2000 (DLEARN, FEM_Object). holdings holdings
Szabó  & Babuska, Finite Element Analysis, Wiley, 1991. holdings
Zienkiewicz  & Taylor, The Finite Element Method, Vol. 1, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2000 (errata).holdings

Grading

Homework 20% (required)

(Midterm 15%, 14/12, 10:00 Formulas)
Final 80% (6/2/17, 14:00 Formulas)

Online Resources


Archimedes' calculation of pi (plot).
Boundary conditions and symmetries by Zvi Zaphir <Zaphir@012.net.il>, Word document.
C++ archive.
Course mailing list < 0542-4223-01@listserv.tau.ac.il> .
Encyclopedia of Computational Mechanics, Wiley 2004.
Firestone tire failure analysis, PDF report [High resolution (18 Mb) | Optimized graphics (1 Mb)].
Fortran Library, a comprehensive guide to online Fortran resources.
Gaussian elimination from MathWorld.
Gauss-Legendre quadrature from MathWorld.
Gaussian quadrature from the University of Toronto.
Gaussian quadrature weights and abscissas from Wiley.
Indicial notation from MIT.
Israel Association for Computational Methods in Mechanics (IACMM).
Learning Abaqus from Harvard University.
Matrix reference manual from Imperial College.
MSC FEA Learning Center.
MSC.Nastran for Windows documentation.
MSC.Nastran for Windows - printing plots.
MSC.Patran and MSC.Nastran documentation.
Notes on linear algebra from the University of Hawaii.
Northridge earthquake animations.
Numerical Computing with MATLAB (electronic book).
A Practical Introduction to Matlab from Michigan Technological University.
Positive-definite matrix from MathWorld.
Riemann integral from Wikipedia.
Simulia learning community (Abaqus student edition, tutorials).
Sleipner A offshore platform sunk due to incorrect finite element analysis.
Video server (password required).
Wind turbine fluid-structure interaction from Acusim.
Writing guidelines for engineering and science students from Penn State.
 



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