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Course Name	Turkish	Sonlu Eleman Yöntemi
	English	Finite Element Method
Course Code	UZB 318E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	1	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Zafer Kazancı
Course Objectives		Engineering problems are most often modeled in terms of partial differential equations. The objective of the course is to teach students to numerically solve stress, thermal and fluid flow analysis problems governed by various types of differential equations using the finite element method. The fundamental ideas of the finite element method, and the behavior and usage of each type of elements are teached in the course. In the course the students will be able to prepare a suitable finite element model for a engineering given problem.
Course Description		Direct finite element method; truss anaylsis; variational and weighted residual methods; principle of minimum potential energy; plane and three-dimensional stress analysis; heat transfer and fluid mechanics problems; isoparametric elements; transient analysis; eigenvalue problems: applications with computer programs.
Course Outcomes		1. To be able to understand the fundamental ideas of the finite element method 2. To be able to identify engineering problems by using the finite element models 3. To be able to prepare a suitable finite element model for a given one dimensional problem, and also formulate and analyze one dimensional problems 4. To be able to prepare a suitable finite element model for a given truss system, and also formulate and analyze truss problems 5. To be able to identify plane stress and plane strain conditions, formulate problems by using different type finite elements 6. To be able to provide a suitable reference frame to model axisymmetric solids by using finite model, identify stress-strain relationships for solid bodies, and also formulate problems by using different type finite elements 7. To be able to model general solids by using finite model, identify stress-strain relationships for solid bodies, and also formulate problems by using different type finite elements 8. To be able to formulate and analyze scalar field problems by using the finite element method 9. To be able to formulate and analyze dynamic problems by using the finite element method, and also obtain vibration frequencies and mode shapes for a given problem
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Textbook		Mecitoğlu, Z., Introduction to Finite Element Method, Lecture Notes, Istanbul Technical University, 2007.
Other References		Moaveni, S., Finite Element Analysis, Theory and Application with ANSYS, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 2008. Chandrupatla, T.R., and Belegundu, A.D., Introduction to Finite Elements in Engineering, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1991. Weaver, W., and Johnston, P.R., Finite Elements for Structural Analysis, Prentice-Hall, Inc., Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, 1984. Cook, R.D., Malkus, D.S., Plesha, M.E., and Witt, R.J., Concepts and Applications of Finite Element Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 2002.

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