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    Unit I: - Finite Element Formulation of Boundary Value Problems

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    UNIT I

    • FINITE ELEMENT FORMULATION OF


    BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS
    INTRODUCTION
    • The finite element method constitutes a general tool for the
    numerical solution of partial differential equations in
    engineering and applied science
    • The finite element method (FEM), or finite element analysis
    (FEA), is based on the idea of building a complicated object
    with simple blocks, or, dividing a complicated object into
    small and manageable pieces. Application of this simple idea
    can be found everywhere in everyday life as well as in
    engineering
    METHOD

    • The finite element method is a computational scheme to solve


    field problems in engineering and science. The technique has
    very wide application, and has been used on problems
    involving stress analysis, fluid mechanics, heat transfer,
    diffusion, vibrations, electrical and magnetic fields, etc. The
    fundamental concept involves dividing the body under study
    into a finite number of pieces (subdomains) called elements.
    General Methods of the Finite Element
    Analysis
    • 1. Force Method – Internal forces are considered as the
    unknowns of the problem.
    • 2. Displacement or stiffness method – Displacements of the
    nodes are considered as the unknowns of the problem.
    Objectives of This FEM
    • Understand the fundamental ideas of the FEM
    • Know the behavior and usage of each type of elements
    coveredin this course
    • Be able to prepare a suitable FE model for given problems
    • Can interpret and evaluate the quality of the results (know the
    physics of the problems)
    Applications of FEM in Engineering
    • Mechanical/Aerospace/Civil/Automobile
    Engineering Structure analysis
    (static/dynamic, linear/nonlinear)
    Thermal/fluid flows
    • Electromagnetics
    • Geomechanics  Biomechanics
    General Steps of the Finite Element Analysis
    • Discretization of structure
    • Numbering of Nodes and Elements
    • Selection of Displacement function or interpolation function
    • Define the material behavior by using Strain – Displacement and
    Stress – Strain relationships
    • Derivation of element stiffness matrix and equations
    • Assemble the element equations to obtain the global or total
    equations
    • Applying boundary conditions
    • Solution for the unknown displacements computation of the element
    strains and stresses from the nodal displacements
    • Interpret the results (post processing).
    Meshing( Discretization )
    • Discretization is the method of approximating the differential
    equations by a system of algebraic equations for the variables
    at some set of discrete locations in space and time.
    Continuous domain Discretized domain
    WEIGHTED RESIDUAL METHOD
    • It is a powerful approximate procedure applicable to several
    problems. For non – structural problems, the method of
    weighted residuals becomes very useful. It has many types.
    The popular four methods are,
    • 1. Point collocation method
    • 2. Subdomain collocation method
    • 3. Least square method,
    • 4. Galerkin’s method

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