Finite Element Analysis and Design (Fall 2023)

Instructor: Nam-Ho Kim, Email: nkim@ufl.edu, Webpage: https://web.mae.ufl.edu/nkim/

Textbook Required: Introduction to Finite Element Analysis and Design, by N. H. Kim, B. V. Sankar, and A. V. Kumar, Wiley, 2018, ISBN Number: 978-1119078722.

News

• Class time: Tuesday 20:15-21:55PM, Thursday 20:15-21:55PM
• Class zoom link: https://ufl.zoom.us/j/94725689889?pwd=b1FDL1RoT3BwN0l6bnVyRXFqemhkZz09
• Office hour: by individual appointment

Lecture videos

• Lecture slide file
• Lecture 01:Introduction to FEA and Spring elements
• Lecture 02:1D bar and plane truss elements
• Lecture 03:Plane truss, thermal load and interpolation
• Lecture 04:Abaqus tutorial 1-2
• Lecture 05:Beam element
• Lecture 06:Beam element
• Lecture 07:Abaqus tutorial 3
• Lecture 08:Column buckling analysis
• 2023-11-07 Review of solid mechanics: stress, Failure theory and safety factor
• 2023-11-09 Exam 1
• 2023-11-14 Lecture10-1: 2D CST element 1, Lecture10-2: 2D CST element 2
• 2023-11-16 Lecture11-1: Equivalent nodal forces for CST element, Lecture11-2: CST example and rectangular element
• 2023-11-21 Lecture12-1: Bilinear rectangular element, Lecture12-2: Abaqus tutorial 4
• 2023-11-23 Lecture13-1: Isoparametric mapping, Lecture13-2: Jacobian of mapping
• 2023-11-28 Lecture14-1: Q4 example and stiffness matrix, Lecture14-2: Numerical integration
• 2023-11-30 Lecture15-1: Higher-order elements and convergence analysis, Lecture15-2: Abaqus tutorial 5 and Q&A, Exam review
• Additional lectures: Finite element analysis procedures1, 2, 3, 4

Abaqus tutorials

• Abaqus tutorial 1 plane truss
• Abaqus tutorial 2 working with input files
• Abaqus tutorial 3 beam deflection and buckling
• Abaqus tutorial 4 Plane solid elements
• Abaqus tutorial 5 Part sketch and geometric constraints

Assignments

1. (10/19) Homework1
2. (10/26) Homework2
3. (11/2) Homework3
4. (11/7) Homework4

Projects

1. Project 1, Project 1 tutorial
2. Project 2, Project 2 tutorial (torque arm modeling)

Exams

Reading materials

• Lecture01: Introduction to Finite Element Analysis
• Chapter 1: Direct Method -- Springs, Bars, and Truss Elements
• Chapter 2: Weighted Residual and Energy Methods for One-Dimensional Problems
• Chapter 3: Finite Element Analysis of Beams and Frames
• Chapter 4: Finite Elements for Heat Transfer Problems
• Chapter 5: Review of Solid Mechanics
• Chapter 6: Finite Elements for Two-Dimensional Solid Mechanics
• Chapter 7: Isoparametric Finite Elements