CE3007: Introduction to Finite Element Method syllabus for Civil 2021 regulation (Professional Elective-I)

Introduction to Finite Element Method detailed syllabus for Civil Engineering (Civil) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the Civil students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.

For Civil Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit Civil 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Professional Elective-I scheme and its subjects refer to Civil Professional Elective-I syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of introduction to finite element method is as follows.

Course Objectives:

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Unit I

INTRODUCTION 9 Historical Background – Mathematical Modeling of field problems in Engineering -Governing Equations – Discrete and continuous models – Boundary, Initial and Eigen Value problems-Weighted Residual Methods – Variational Formulation of Boundary Value Problems – Ritz Technique – Basic concepts of the Finite Element Method.

Unit II

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Unit III

ONE DIMENSIONAL PROBLEMS 9 One Dimensional Second Order Equations – Discretization – Element types- Linear and Higher order Elements – Continua Elements – Displacement models – convergence requirements. Natural coordinate systems – Shape function. Interpolation function. Linear and quadratic elements -Lagrange & Serendipity elements. Strain displacement matrix – element stiffness matrix and nodal load vector. Natural frequencies of longitudinal vibration and mode shapes.

Unit IV

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Unit V

ANALYSIS OF PLATES 9 Introduction to Plate Bending Problems – displacement functions – Analysis of Thin Plate – Analysis of Thick Plate – Analysis of Skew Plate, Finite Element Analysis of Shell, plane stress and plane strain analysis, Example problem using any general-purpose finite element software

Course Outcomes:

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Text Books:

1. Rao, S.S., The Finite Element Method in Engineering, 6th Edition, ButterworthHeinemann,2018.
2. Reddy,J.N. Introduction to the Finite Element Method, 4thEdition, Tata McGrawHill,2018.

Reference Books:

1. Krishnamoorthy, C. S, Finite Element Analysis – Theory and Programming, McGraw – Hill, 1995.
2. David Hutton, Fundamentals of Finite Element Analysis, Tata McGraw Hill Publishing Company Limited, New Delhi, 2005.
3. G.R. Liu and S.S.Quek, Finite Element Method: A Practical Course, Butterworth-Heinemann; 1st edition (21 February 2003)
4. Chennakesava R. Alavala Finite Element Methods: Basic Concepts and Applications, Prentice Hall Inc., 2010.
5. R. T. Chandrupatla and A. D. Belegundu, Introduction to Finite Elements in Engineering, PHI Learning Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, 1997.
6. S. S. Bhavikatti, Finite Element Analysis, New Age Publishers, 2007.

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