Description of Individual Course Units
Course Unit CodeCourse Unit TitleType of Course UnitYear of StudySemesterNumber of ECTS Credits
MAT551SONLU ELEMANLAR METODU VE UYGULAMALARI IElective116
Level of Course Unit
Second Cycle
Objectives of the Course
To teach the finite element method and its applications
Name of Lecturer(s)
Doç.Dr.Yusuf PANDIR
Learning Outcomes
1Students will be able to form an energetic formulation of bending problem and stability problem in rods, plates and shells.
2 Students will be able to divide systems into appropriate elements.
3Students will be able to choose the displacement parameters and displacement functions.
4Students will be able to determine element stiffness and load matrices.
5 Students will be able to set boundary conditions in an appropriate manner.
6Students will be able to calculate critical loads.
Mode of Delivery
Formal Education
Prerequisites and co-requisities
Recommended Optional Programme Components
Course Contents
Finite element method in bending calculation: General information / Energetic formulation of bending problem in rods, plates and shells / Partitioning of systems to appropriate elements / Selection of displacement parameters and displacement functions / Calculation of element stiffness matrix and load matrix / Setting boundary conditions / Calculation of displacement parameters and cross-sectional effects Finite element method in stability calculation: Energetic formulation of stability problem, division of the system into elements / Selection of displacement functions / Calculation of element stiffness matrix and load matrix / Setting of boundary conditions / Calculation of critical loads Process steps of finite element method, element interpolation functions, shape functions, non-linear analysis techniques, integral formulation and variation methods, weak formulation of boundary value problems
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
WeekTheoreticalPracticeLaboratory
1Finite element method in bending calculation
2Finite element method in bending calculation
3 General information
4General information
5Energetic formulation of bending problem in rods, plates and shells
6Energetic formulation of bending problem in rods, plates and shells
7 Partitioning of systems to appropriate elements
8 Partitioning of systems to appropriate elements
9 Selection of displacement parameters and displacement functions
10Selection of displacement parameters and displacement functions
11Calculation of element stiffness matrix and load matrix
12Calculation of element stiffness matrix and load matrix
13Setting boundary conditions
14Setting boundary conditions
Recommended or Required Reading
Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Midterm Examination1100
SUM100
End Of Term (or Year) Learning ActivitiesQuantityWeight
Final Examination1100
SUM100
Term (or Year) Learning Activities40
End Of Term (or Year) Learning Activities60
SUM100
Language of Instruction
Work Placement(s)
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesNumberTime (hours)Total Work Load (hours)
Midterm Examination1100100
Final Examination15050
Makeup Examination13030
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)180
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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LO2
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* Contribution Level : 1 Very low 2 Low 3 Medium 4 High 5 Very High
 
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