Spring 2024

MECENG C180 001 - LEC 001

Engineering Analysis Using the Finite Element Method

Shawn C Shadden

Jan 16, 2024 - May 03, 2024

10:00 am - 12:59 pm

Etcheverry 1109

Class #:16553

Units: 3

Instruction Mode: In-Person Instruction

Offered through Mechanical Engineering

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 5

Enrolled: 23

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 28

Waitlist Max: 0

Open Reserved Seats:

5 reserved for Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science Engineering/Mechanical Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering/Nuclear Engineering Majors with 3 or more Terms in Attendance

Also offered as: CIVENG C133

3 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 2 hours of instructional experiences requiring special laboratory equipment and facilities per week, and 4 hours of outside work hours per week.

Final Exam

TUE, MAY 7TH

03:00 pm - 06:00 pm

Davis 534

Other classes by Shawn C Shadden

+ 1 Independent Study

MECENG 299 033 033IND

Course Catalog Description

This is an introductory course on the finite element method and is intended for seniors in engineering and applied science disciplines. The course covers the basic topics of finite element technology, including domain discretization, polynomial interpolation, application of boundary conditions, assembly of global arrays, and solution of the resulting algebraic systems. Finite element formulations for several important field equations are introduced using both direct and integral approaches. Particular emphasis is placed on computer simulation and analysis of realistic engineering problems from solid and fluid mechanics, heat transfer, and electromagnetism. The course uses FEMLAB, a multiphysics MATLAB-based finite element program that possesses a wide array of modeling capabilities and is ideally suited for instruction. Assignments will involve both paper- and computer-based exercises. Computer-based assignments will emphasize the practical aspects of finite element model construction and analysis.