2018-2019 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
EGR 329 - Introduction to Finite Element Analysis
Main topics: Modeling techniques, element technology, materials, loading, constraints, and results post processing using commercial software. Emphasis: Element behavior, planning of analyses, errors, critique of FE results. Course project is design oriented. Applications: Mainly structural analyses and elementary treatment of heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and dynamics. Offered spring/summer semester. Prerequisites: EGR 309. Admitted to interdisciplinary or mechanical engineering major.
Credits: 3