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On completion of this module, students will have the ability to:
1) Understand the principles of finite element analysis: stiffness matrix method, element stiffness matrices, principle of minimum potential, isoparametric element formulation, force vector assembly, global stiffness matrix assembly, element type selection (2D plane stress, 2D plane strain, 3D solid, 3D shell) and stress recovery from displacements.
2) Formulate stress and strain tensors and vectors, and determine all possible states of stress and strain in a point using an algebraic form or Mohr's circle.
3) Apply small deformation theory to obtain displacements, strains and stresses using the kinematic, constitutive, compatibility equations and differential equations of equilibrium.
4) Analyse stress, strain and failure in deformable solids under the action of external forces, with emphasis on combined stress states, plane stress and plane strain problems.
Stress; Strain; Displacement; Failure criteria; Elasticity; Finite Element Method.
Student Effort Type | Hours |
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Lectures | 36 |
Tutorial | 12 |
Computer Aided Lab | 6 |
Autonomous Student Learning | 71 |
Total | 125 |
Not applicable to this module.
Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
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Continuous Assessment: Tutorials/Assignments/Lab | Throughout the Trimester | n/a | Not yet recorded | No | 30 |
Examination: End-of-Semester Exam | 2 hour End of Trimester Exam | Yes | Not yet recorded | No | 70 |
Resit In | Terminal Exam |
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Autumn | Yes - 2 Hour |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback
Post-assessment feedback
Name | Role |
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Dr Abdollah Malekjafarian | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |