Online Course Catalog
CEE 570 - Finite Element Methods
Spring 2023
| Title | Section | CRN | Type | Hours | Times | Days | Location | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finite Element Methods | ONL | 60854 | ONL | 4 | - | Oscar Lopez-Pamies |
Course Description
This course covers theory and application of the finite element method; stiffness matrices for triangular, quadrilateral, and isoparametric elements; two- and three-dimensional elements; algorithms necessary for the assembly and solution; direct stress and plate bending problems for static, nonlinear buckling and dynamic load conditions; displacement, hybrid, and mixed models together with their origin in variational methods.
Credit Hours
4 hours
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree and a course in Structural Mechanics (CEE 471).
Subject Area
- Civil and Environmental Engineering