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1AEPC401 - FINITE

ELEMENT METHODS
Prepared by
Mr. BASITHRAHMAN A,
Assistant professor, ADCET, Ashta.
USES OF FEM

Today, many manufacturing companies are using finite element analysis. This
procedure helps companies in controlling or reducing their costs. If a company has
launched a sample product, it can go finite element analysis before actual product
which will help them to rate their product.
Finite Element Analysis gives you accurate and precise results so that you get clarity
about your product. It points out any errors so that you can rectify them immediately. If
you find any major error beyond repair, you can stop the production. This way it saves
your time and cost as well. It improves the efficiency of other existing products and
gives designers a chance to experiment and visualize the product instead of sorting the
problem. You can also check your failed products through FEA as to what was the
problem in the process.
COURSE OUTCOMES OF FEM

401.1 - Describe the concept of FEM, types of FEM analyses and its applications.
401.2 - Choose the appropriate meshing parameters and perform the meshing for a
FEM analysis of a problem.
401.3 - Apply appropriate constraints and boundary conditions for a FEM analysis of a
problem.
401.4 - Solve the linear and non-linear Static finite element Analysis problems using
appropriate solution technique.
401.5 - Check convergence of solutions obtained from FEA solutions and interpret the
results.
COURSE CONTENTS

UNIT-1: INTRODUCTION TO FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS

UNIT-2: INTRODUCTION TO MESHING

UNIT-3: MATERIAL PROPERTIES AND BOUNDARY CONDITIONS

UNIT-4: LINEAR STATIC ANALYSIS

UNIT-5: NON - LINEAR ANALYSIS

UNIT-6: POST PROCESSING TECHNIQUES


TEXT BOOK

AUTHORS:
Nitin S Gokhale
Sanjay S Deshpande
Sanjeev V Bedekar
Ananad N Thite
REFERENCE BOOKS
AUTHOR:
AUTHORS:
P. Seshu
Tirupathi.R.
Chandrapatha
and Ashok D.
Belegundu
UNIT-1 INTRODUCTION TO FEA

Methods Solve any Engineering Problem – Analytical, Numerical and Experimental;


Past, Present and Future of FEA; Practical Applications of FEA, Steps of FEM analysis,
Types of Analyses: Introduction, Linear Static Analysis, Non - Linear Analysis, Dynamic
Analysis, Linear Buckling Analysis, Thermal Analysis, Fatigue analysis, Optimization,
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Crash Analysis, Noise Vibration and Harshness, NVH.
INTRODUCTION

● In structural simulation, the finite element method is the numerical method used to solve
problems to predict the behavior of a structure.
● To solve a problem, the finite element method subdivides a large problem into smaller,
simpler parts called finite elements.
● The simple equations that model these finite elements are then assembled into a larger
system of equations that models the entire problem.
● The mathematical formulation of the problem results in a system of algebraic equations,
and advanced algorithms compute the approximate values of unknowns at a discrete
number of points across the domain.
● During a structural simulation, the finite element method permits the engineers to
compute the stiffness and strength of the analyzed structure and visualize the
displacement and distribution of stresses and strains within it.
● It is used to solve problems of engineering and mathematical physics; complex
elasticity and structural problems in civil, mechanical, and aerospace engineering;
and issues of heat transfer, fluid flow, and electromagnetic potential.
Methods to solve any problems

● In structural engineering, stress analyses are based on equations of classical


methods such as the strength of materials and theory of elasticity.
● Such analyses can be performed only for relatively simple geometries and loading
conditions.
● However, real-world problems involve cases with complex shapes, boundary
conditions, and material behaviors.
● These real cases cannot be solved using classical analytical closed-form methods, so
numerical methods have been developed to solve the more complex problems.
Classical Method

● It is also called as analytical methods.


● In some cases, these methods give accurate results.
● Based on closed-form solutions, they are only applicable to very simple problems: a cantilever
beam, a simply supported plate, torsion of a simple section, etc.
● Employed intensively at the beginning of the 20th century, they are only used for structural
problems with simple geometry and loading and boundary conditions.
Numerical Methods
● By making assumptions, you can employ these methods to produce mathematical representations of
real-life engineering problems to solve complex problems.
● With the uses of powerful computers, numerical methods have proven to be increasingly accurate
and reliable in solving complex problems.
● They are approximate, but the assumptions on which they are based are less reductive than those of
the analytical methods.
● In other words, the assumptions of the numerical methods are closer to reality than those of the
analytical methods.
The Experimental Method

● This method is based on measurements performed on a physical prototype


and is time consuming and expensive.
● Moreover, to obtain accurate results, several specimens must be tested.
However, this method is useful for validating numerical models.

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