Finite Elements for thin structures with applications
Curriculum: Civil Engineering
Duration: 12 hours
SSD CEAR06/A – Mechanics of Solids and Structures
Lecturers: Prof. Enrico Radi, Luca Lanzoni, Andrea Nobili
Department of Engineering “Enzo Ferrari” (UNIMORE)
Objectives
The course provides foundational elements for constructing reduced dimensional (plates and shells) finite elements, with special emphasis on applications carried out through established FE software in real-life everyday work studies. The course lays down the theoretical background and then builds on top of it in a learn by doing approach by addressing some case studies in mechanical, civil and material science. Applications are developed in commercial (ABAQUS, COMSOL) and FOSS FE software (Calculix, Code Aster).
Syllabus
- Theoretical background: Shape function for one- and two-dimensional elements. Stiffness matrix. Higher order elements. Meshing in Gmsh. Transfinite meshing. Examples and applications.
- Case study nr.1: Analysis of a structural assembly realised with composite materials. Feeding the material properties, linear static analysis, eigenmode analysis, elasto-plastic analysis, buckling analysis, time-harmonic analysis, transient analysis.
- Case study nr.2: Analysis of wave propagation in a solid and in a fluid. Standing and travelling modes, transient analysis.
- Case study nr.3: Analysis of thermo-elastic interaction in a structural member: temperature field, steady state regime, transient regime, thermo-elastic wave propagation.
Lectures plan
Available upon request.
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