EG3001 - Finite Element Analysis
[Offered in odd-numbered years]
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 2 |
| Administered by: | School of Engineering |
Concepts and applications of finite element methods and continuum mechanics. Direct method. Minimum total potential energy formulation. Weighted residual formulation. Trusses. Axial members. One-dimensional elements. Two-dimensional elements. Isoprarametric formulation. Shape functions. Numerical integration (Gaussian quadrature). Plane stress. Plane strain. Three-dimensional elements. Shape functions.
Learning Outcomes
- Learn the basics of finite element modelling;
- Apply the modelling technique to solve engineering problems.
Graduate Qualities
- The ability to adapt knowledge to new situations;
- The ability to define and to solve problems in at least one discipline area;
- The ability to deploy critically evaluated information to practical ends;
- The ability to reflect on and evaluate learning, and to learn independently in a self directed manner;
- The ability to generate, calculate, interpret and communicate numerical information in ways appropriate to a given discipline or discourse;
- The ability to work individually and independently;
- The ability to select and use appropriate tools and technologies.
| Prerequisites: | (EG1000 AND EG1001 AND EG1002 AND MA1000 AND EG1010 AND EG1011 AND EG1012 AND MA1003 AND MA2000) |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | CS4006 ME3514 |
Availabilities | |
| Townsville, Internal, Study Period 1 | |
| Census Date 27-Mar-2009 | |
| Coordinator: | jc204781 |
| Lecturer: | Professor Jeffrey Loughran. |
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| Assessment: | end of semester exam (50% - 70%); on-course assessment, some of which may be invigilated (30% - 50%). |
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