Teaching Activity

Finite element characteristic equations for plane truss elements, Evaluation of stresses and support reaction in plane truss system, Analyzing plane truss using Reflective symmetry techniques, Determination of von Mises stresses in the element, Derivation of the Stiffness Matrix Axisymmetric Elements, Appling Axisymmetric Elements formulation pressure vessel.

Introduction to Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Finite Element Characterisation for Truss structures, Weighted Integral Formulation of Boundary Value Problem (BVP): Strong form, Weak form, Why weak form?, Galerkin’s residual method, Finite Element Formulation for Beams, Finite Element Formulation for Plane Stress and Plane Strain Problems: Shape functions, Rate of convergence, Triangular elements, Rectangular elements, Isoparametric Formulation: Triangular and Quadrilateral isoparametric elements, Numerical integration using Gaussian Quadrature.