Finite Element Method
Introduction
- Introduction
- Basic Steps of Solving Finite Element Method
- Integral Formulations and Model Boundary Value Problem
- Weak or Weighted Residual Formulation
- Rayliegh Ritz method
- Solution Procedure for Rayliegh Ritz method
- Introduction to finite difference method and finite elements method
- Finite Element Method VS Classical Methods
- Need for studying FEM and Warning to FEA package user
- Basic Equations in Elasticity (Stresses in a Typical Element)
- Equations of Equilibrium
- Strains and Strain Displacement Equations
- Linear Constitutive Equations
- Plane Stress Problems
- Plain Strain Problems (Axi-Symmetric Problems)
- Assembling Stiffness Equations- Direct Approach
- Element Stiffness Matrix for CST Element by Direct Approach
- Nodal Loads by direct Approach (Lumped load procedure, Classical Structural Analysis Approach)
- Galerkin's Method
- Galerkin's method applied to elasticity problems