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COURSE UNIT TITLECOURSE UNIT CODESEMESTERTHEORY + PRACTICE (Hour)ECTS
FINITE ELEMENT METHOD MAK548 - 3 + 0 10

TYPE OF COURSE UNITElective Course
LEVEL OF COURSE UNITMaster's Degree With Thesis
YEAR OF STUDY-
SEMESTER-
NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED10
NAME OF LECTURER(S)-
LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT At the end of this course, the students;
1) Will be able to acquire the fundamentals of finite element method.
2) Will be able to select the right element types in the numerical solutions of the linear problems related to Mechanics, Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics by finite element method.
3) Will be able to apply the method for the numerical solution of various engineering problems.
MODE OF DELIVERYFace to face
PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSENo
RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTNone
COURSE DEFINITIONAn overview of the finite element method. General finite element formulation for all fields in engineering. Subtraction of finite element formulas for one, two and three dimensional elements. 3D models and program usage in heat transfer and solid mechanics. Evaluate analysis results and apply new post-processes. Evaluation of analysis results in terms of numerical error.
COURSE CONTENTS
WEEKTOPICS
1st Week Basic Concepts of Finite Element Method
2nd Week 1-D Finite Elements
3rd Week 1-D Finite Elements
4th Week 2-D Finite Elements
5th Week 2-D Finite Elements
6th Week 1-D and 2-D Isoparametric finite elements and numerical Integration
7th Week 1-D and 2-D Isoparametric finite elements and numerical Integration
8th Week Mid-Term Exam
9th Week Axisymmetric Finite Elements.
10th Week 3-D Finite Elements.
11th Week Formulation of Solid Mechanics Problems
12th Week Formulation of Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics Problems
13th Week Solution of Finite Element Equations . Pre processing and Post Processing
14th Week Error analysis. Applications
RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READINGBathe, K.J., Finite Element Procedures in Engineering Analysis, Prentice-Hall, 1982, 1995.
Burnett, D.S., Finite Element Analysis, Addison-Wesley, 1987.
Chandrupatla, T.R. and Belegundu, A.D., Introduction to Finite Elements in Engineering, Prentice-Hall, 2012. Çeviri : Mühendislikte Sonlu Elemanlar Yöntemi , S. KARADENİZ, literature Yayıncılık , 2017
Cook, R.D., Malkus, D.S. and Plesha, M.E., Concepts and Applications of Finite Element Analysis, 3rd Ed., John Wiley, 1989.
Moaveni, S., Finite Element Analysis ? Theory and Application with ANSYS, 2nd Ed., Pearson Education, 2003.
Rao, S.S., Finite Element Method in Engineering, 3rd Ed., Butterworth-Heinemann, 1998.
Reddy, J.N., An Introduction to the Finite Element Method, McGraw-Hill, 1993.
Zienkiewicz, O.C. and Taylor, R.L., The Finite Element Method, Fourth Edition, McGraw-Hill, 1977, 1989.
PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODSLecture,Questions/Answers,Practice
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 QuantityPercentage(%)
Mid-term135
Assignment220
Total(%)55
Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%)55
Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%)45
Total(%)100
ECTS WORKLOAD
Activities Number Hours Workload
Midterm exam133
Preparation for Quiz
Individual or group work14570
Preparation for Final exam14545
Course hours14342
Preparation for Midterm exam12525
Laboratory (including preparation)
Final exam133
Homework250100
Project
Total Workload288
Total Workload / 309,6
ECTS Credits of the Course10
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTIONTurkish
WORK PLACEMENT(S)No
  

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