Finite Element Method

 

 

(Fall Semester 2009    Class Time:  Monday 1:00 pm – 2:40 pm & Monday 3:00 pm – 5:30 pm  )

 

 

TEXTBOOK:                              Finite Element Analysis: Theory and Application with ANSYS

                                                      2nd ed. by S. Moavenni

                                                      Engineering Analysis With ANSYS SOFTWARE

                                                      1st ed. by Y. Nakasone, S. Yoshimoto and T. A. Stolarski

 

COURSE INSTRUCTOR:       Dr. Mohammed Al-Hazmi, mwhazmi@uqu.edu.sa

                                                     

 

COURSE LECTURERS:          Mr. Javed Mohammad

                                                     

 

 

 

    Date                                                                  Topics Covered

 

    Week 2                                                              Introduction to Finite Element Method

    Week 3                                                              Review to Matrix Algebra

                                                                              Basic concepts in Finite Element Method (Direct Formulation)

    Week4                                                               Introduction to ANSYS

 

 

    Week 5                                                              Application of ANSYS to 1-D Static Structural Analysis: Trusses

             

 

 

    Week 6                                                              Application of ANSYS 1-D Static Structural Analysis: Beams

             

    

  Week 7& 8                                        Application of ANSYS to structural  Analysis (2-D and 3-D

             (Static and Dynamic Analysis)

                                                                             

 

 

    Week 9                                                              Application of ANSYS For Fluid dynamics 

             

 

 

     Week 10 & 11                                                  Application of ANSYS to Thermo Mechanics

             

 

 

     Week  12 to 15                                                 Application with ANSYS Workbench

                                                                             

 

    Wee 16                                                              Final Exam

 

Grading:        Your grade in the course will be determined using the following weightings:

 

                                                                              No Exams in this course

                                                                               projects                                      60%

                                                                              Final exam                                  40%

                                                                              Total                                          100%