Requisite(s): 120 credit points of completed study in C10061 Bachelor of Engineering Diploma in Engineering Practice OR 120 credit points of completed study in C10066 Bachelor of Engineering Science OR 120 credit points of completed study in C10067 Bachelor of Engineering
These requisites may not apply to students in certain courses.
There are also course requisites for this subject. See access conditions.
The Finite Element Method (FEM) is a computer-based analysis tool used primarily in the field of structural mechanics to solve stress and vibration problems. Other non-structural mechanics applications include heat problems, diffusion of pollutants, fluid flow in porous medium, electrostatics and electromagnetics. This subject extends understanding of Finite Element analysis techniques and their application to problems in engineering, particularly in solid and structural mechanics, and develops problem formulation and modelling skills in FEM. Topics include: a review of matrix analysis methods; the derivation of element stiffness for plane elasticity and force matrices; and Finite Element modelling techniques, limitations, errors and solution accuracy of the method. The subject is also oriented toward users of the FEM and requires the use of general purpose Finite Element programs in assignments and project work.
Spring semester, City campus
This subject is offered in odd years only; it will next be offered in 2007.