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MEN 4020 - Finite Element Analysis

Credits: 4
Finite Element Method (FEM) allows us to solve partial differential equations for stress analysis, heat transfer, fluid flow, electromagnetics, and other engineering problems. This course will discuss how to set up the FEM to achieve an approximate solution in a variety of problems. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) using ABAQUS/CAE will serve as the tool implementing FEM. We will discuss all required input parameters and boundary conditions to set up the strong and weak forms for solving the problems, and how to proceed with the pre- and post-processing steps in FEA.
 
Prerequisite(s): GEN 2012  and MTH 2220