MCE 466 - Introduction to Finite Element Methods
Spring 2013
Instructor:
Dr. James LeBlanc
Contact Info: James.M.LeBlanc@Navy.Mil
JLEBL49724@Yahoo.com
Class Time:
TR 4-5:15
Text:
A First Course in the Finite Element Method, 5th Edition, by Daryl L. Logan
Grading:
Exams (30% each), Quizzes (10%), Assignments (10%), Project (20%)
Website:
Sakai.uri.edu
Week Dates
Topics
Sections in Text
1
1/24
Introduction
Chap. 1, App. A,
B
2
1/29
1/31
Linear/Matrix Algebra Review
Spring Elements – Theory
2.1-2.6
3
2/5
2/7
Spring Elements - Examples
Bar Elements – Theory
3.1-3.5
4
2/12
2/14
Bar Elements - Examples
Abaqus Bar Tutorial
Truss Tutorial
Ch 2 and 3
5
2/19
2/21
Beam elements - Theory
Beam Elements – Examples
4.1-4.5, 4.7
6
2/26
2/28
Abaqus Beam Tutorial
Frame and grid elements
Beam Tutorial
5.1-5.5
7
3/5
3/7
Exam 1 Review, Project Introduction
Exam 1
8
3/12
3/14
Spring Break - No classes
9
3/19
3/21
Plane stress / strain introduction
CST elements
6.1-6.5
10
3/26
3/28
Abaqus Plane Stress Tutorial
3D Solid Elements
PS Tutorial
Ch 11
11
4/2
4/4
Abaqus Solid Element Tutorial
Practical Considerations
12
4/9
4/11
Contact Mechanics
Input Deck Formats
13
4/16
4/18
TBD
Assignment
14
4/23
4/25
Project presentations
15
4/30
Review
5/7
Final Exam (3-6 PM)
Course policies:
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MCE 301 and 372 are required prerequisites for this course. Students who have
not taken these courses should contact me immediately.
You are expected to attend all classes, read the listed text sections and complete
the assigned homework problems.
Any student with a documented disability is welcomed to request
accommodations. If you have any such requests, please see me as soon as
possible. For more information, please contact the Disability Services for Student
Office at 874-2098 or visit their website at www.uri.edu/disability_services
Academic Integrity: According to URI's policy on academic integrity, "cheating is
the claiming of credit for work not done independently." While students are
encouraged to help each other in completing homework assignments, each
student is expected to submit work that they have developed on their own.
Submission of duplicate copies of computer generated output is not
acceptable.