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Course Name	Turkish	Sonlu Elemanlar Yöntemi
	English	Finite Element Method
Course Code	UZB 318E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	4	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Aytaç Arıkoğlu
Course Objectives		1- Calculation of finite element matrices for 1D, 2D and 3D structures. 2- Assembly of element matrices into global matrices and application of boundary conditions. 3- Solution of the resulting equation system, obtaining nodal displacements, reaction forces and element stresses. 4- Interpretation of results, error analysis.
Course Description		Basic concepts of finite element analysis; direct stiffness and variational approach to discrete systems; weighted residual methods; Ritz method; error analysis: analysis of rods; analysis of beams; analysis of trusses and frames; 2D isoparametric elements; axisymmetrical solids; eigenvalue analysis.
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