Principles of discretization methods. Matrix notation of the equations of the linear theory of elasticity. Variational methods. Special form of Ritz/Galerkin methods. Derivation of element stiffness matrices and load vectors, assembling of the complete system. Description of typical finite elements (continuum as well as structural elements). Numerical integration. Solution strategies for static and dynamic problems.
This course will be delivered in German language!
Lecture Notes (in German language) can be downloaded by students, who have been subscibed this course in TISS, by registering in group SK.
Start: Moday, 09.10. 2017; 09.00 - 11.30, HS 11 Paul Ludwik, TU Main Building, Karlsplatz 13, Court 1, stair case 5 (Room Nr. AC0240).
Until end of Winter Semester 2018/18 exams wil be in written & oral format.
ALL EXAMS ARE IN GERMAN LANGUAGE ONLY!!
IMPORTANT NOTE.
Starting with Summer Semester 2018 the exams are - until further notice - in written format only; i.e. no longer written & oral!
The kind of questions in the new format will be changed in comarison to the old written & oral format.
K.-J. Bathe: Finite Elemente Methoden, Springer Verlag, 1986;
Zienkiewicz, Taylor: The Finite Element Method, Fourth Edition, Mc Graw Hill, 1989; T.J.R.
Hughes: The Finite Element Method, Prentice Hall, 1987
