| Course Name | Finite Element Methods for Aerospace |
| Course Code | 15AES311 |
| Program | B. Tech. in Aerospace Engineering |
| Semester | Six |
| Year Taught | 2019 |
Introduction to FEM – equilibrium condition, strain-displacement relation, linear constitutive relations – domain discretization, types of elements, assembly procedures, boundary conditions – Formulations: Potential energy method, Variational formulation, Weighted residual, Galerkin and Rayleigh-Ritz methods.
Coordinate systems, convergence criteria, 1D Elements: Axial elements basic formulations, formations of shape functions, problems using 1D elements, Beam (bending) element: formulations and formation of shape function and problems – 2D elements: Plane stress and Plane strain element formulation, shape function development, problems using 2D elements – axi-symmetric elements – iso-parametric formulation of elements.
3D element formulations – Introduction to FE formulation of Plate bending and shell elements – Numerical integration – Solution techniques of the numerical equations – Introduction to FE software – FE modeling of aircraft and spacecraft components – Application of boundary conditions and loadings on FE models – Analysis of subcomponents like wings, fuselage, motor casing, etc.
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