MCE561 Computational Methods in Solid Mechanics

Fall 2006

Department of Mechanical Engineering and Applied Mechanics

MCE 561 - Computational Methods in Solid Mechanics
(www.mce.uri.edu/taggart/courses/mce561)

Instructors:	David G. Taggart, 212 Wales Hall, 874-5934, taggart@uri.edu
Time/Location:	Thursday 4:30-7:30 , Location: 223 / 225 Wales
Office Hours:	MWF 11-12, or by appt.
Text:	"Concepts and Applications of Finite Element Analysis", 4th edition, by Robert D. Cook, David Malkus and Michael Plesha, ISBN 0-471-35605-0
Grading:	Homework - 25%, Mid-term exam - 25%, Final Exam - 30%, Project - 20%
Links:	Running Abaqus in ECC string_fea.m Truss tutorial Beam bending tutorial Plane stress tutorial Buckling tutorial Project Assignment Modal analysis demo Axisymmetric demo Elastic-plastic demo (result summary) Homework Solutions: HW#1, HW#2, HW #3, HW #4, HW#5 (hw5.cae), HW#6, HW#7

Course policies:

Grading for this course will be based on homework, two exams and individual student projects. Potential topics and reporting requirements will be discussed in class.
Any student with a documented disability is welcomed to request accommodations. If you have any such requests, please contact one of us as soon as possible. For more information, please contact the Disability Services for Student Office at 874-2098 or visit their web site at www.uri.edu/disability_services

Course Objectives:

This course will introduce both basic concepts and advanced topics related to computational solid mechanics with particular emphasis on the finite element method. While the methods will be developed from basic principles, students are assumed to have some prior experience with the finite element method through previous course work and/or experience in using commercial codes. Part of the course requirement will be individual student projects in which specific techniques are to be explored.