MENG 6350 Applied Finite Element Analysis
This course assists graduate students new to the field of structural analysis using finite element analysis (FEA). This course focuses on mechanical design and strength of materials applications using FEA, and particular emphasis is placed in hands-on experience of a large-scale, general-purpose commercial software package. Topics covered in the course are: introduction to FEA, trusses, axial members, beams and frames, fundamental of stress analysis, plane stress problems, three-dimensional stress analysis, dynamic problems. Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of the course instructor.