Advanced Finite Elements Analysis

Finite Element Methods for solving problems with material and geometric nonlinearities; transient dynamics analysis with explicit and implicit time integration, partitioned methods, and stability; computational fracture mechanics; convergence, efficiency, and computer implementation.

Introduction to Finite Element Method

The basic principles underlying the FEM are relatively simple. Consider a body or engineering component through which the distribution of a field variable, e.g. displacement or stress, is required. Examples could be a component under load, temperatures subject to a heat input, etc. The body, i.e. a one-, two- or three-dimensional solid, is modelled as being hypothetically subdivided into an assembly of small parts called elements – ‘finite elements’. The word ‘finite’ is used to describe the limited, or finite, number of degrees of freedom used to model the behaviour of each element.

Vehicle Dynamics

Vehicle dynamics is the study of how the vehicle will react to driver inputs on a given road. Vehicle dynamics is a part of engineering primarily based on classical mechanics.