Mechanical Engineering (MECH) Courses>Finite Element Applications

MECH420 - Finite Element Applications

Description

Formulation and application of the finite element method for modelling mechanical systems, including stress and vibration problems; stiffness method, stiffness and mass matrices, generalized force, numerical procedures; development of simple programs and exposure to general purpose packages.

Units

1.5

Hours: lecture-lab-tutorial

3-0-1

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of:
    • MECH320 - Mechanics of Solids II (1.5)
    • MECH330 - Introduction to Mechanical Vibrations (1.5)

Course offered by

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Course schedules

Summer timetable available: February 15. Fall and Spring timetables available: May 15.

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