Mechanical Engineering 5139: APPLIED FINITE ELEMENT METHOD (3 Credit Hours)

Autumn 2013 COURSE INSTRUCTOR: Prof. R.B. Dupaix (Office: E310 Scott Lab, Phone: 614 292 8404) Section 8123/8134 8124/8135 8125/8136 8126/8137 Class Meeting 2.203.15 pm TR 8.00 9.50 am M 10.0511.55 am M 4.356.25 pm M Building Scott Lab E040 Scott Lab W280 Scott Lab W280 Scott Lab W280 Instructor R Dupaix J Gupta J Gupta J Gupta Format Lecture Lab Lab Lab Email [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

TEXT: There is no required text for the class. All of the notes for the class will be available electronically on Carmen. PREREQUISITES: Mechanical Engineering 2020 or Q420 or equivalent or graduate standing in engineering OFFICE HOURS: Prof Dupaix: Wed, 12:30-2:00 pm, E310 Scott Thur, 9:30-11:00 am, E310 Scott CLASS WEBSITE: http://carmen.osu.edu COURSE OBJECTIVES: By the end of this course, students will be able to: Develop a finite element model to solve common engineering applications Select appropriate elements and apply boundary conditions to approximate engineering problems Analyze the results of finite element solutions and determine whether the results are reasonable LAB ASSIGNMENTS: Each lab, you will be assigned to complete a tutorial in either ANSYS or ABAQUS. If you need to miss a lab for some reason, you may complete the lab assignment in advance, but it is still due by the end of your scheduled lab. Lab assignments are designed to take less than an hour, so you should be able to finish them during lab and use the rest of lab time working on homework or projects and getting help from the TA. HOMEWORK: Homework will be assigned typically once a week (except for exam weeks and when you are working on a project). Homework is due at the start of class, with due dates listed on the schedule below. Homework questions will involve a combination of finite element analysis using software, hand calculations to check results, and qualitative questions based on the class notes and discussions during lecture. PROJECTS: There will be three projects during the course of the semester. Unlike homework and lab assignments, projects will span 2-3 weeks and are to be submitted as a 2-page written report. Grades will emphasize technical accuracy and professional presentation of results. The required format for your project reports is outlined on the last page of the syllabus. PROJECT PRELIMS: Preliminary project results are due one week before each project due date. Prelims can be as simple as an ANSYS printout showing the result of a simulation with a short sentence or two describing how the model was set up. The objective of the prelim is to check the overall modeling approach in advance of the final due date so that improvements can be made and incorporated in the final report. LATE POLICY: Late homework and projects will be deducted point for submission after the start of class and point for each additional day late. Late lab assignments will not be accepted. All assignments should be turned in electronically using the Carmen dropbox and must be in pdf format. PRINTOUTS FROM ANSYS/ABAQUS: In compiling project reports, it is often helpful to crop figures from FEM software to make it easier to fit the 2 page limit. If you do this, you need to also include the full size, un-cropped screen-grab in the appendix that includes the date/time stamp (for ANSYS), the legend at the top left of the output window, and the color contour bar. These figures need to be large enough to be easily read at 100% zoom. DISCUSSION BOARD: A discussion board has been set up on Carmen to facilitate class discussions and to help answer commonly encountered questions about the software. The instructor and TA will be active participants in the discussion Jatin Gupta: Wed, 10:30-12:00 noon Wed, 2:00-3:30 pm

board, and students are expected to participate at least a few times during the quarter, by posting questions and providing answers to other students questions. Please remember to check the discussion board before coming to office hours, as the answers to many common questions will already be available online. MIDTERM EXAMS: Two midterm exams will be held during the course, as indicated on the schedule below. All exams will be closed-book/closed-notes. No make-up exams will be given. EXPECTATIONS: 1) Make use of every possible opportunity to ask questions you have regarding course material. It is much better to ask questions as they arise rather than waiting until you have fallen behind. 2) Spend a minimum of two hours studying outside of class for every hour you spend in class. 3) For situations when you would prefer to talk with someone other than the instructor, contact Professor Daniel Mendelsohn ([email protected] ) the Associate Chair of the Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department. ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT: Although working and studying in groups is encouraged, all work that is submitted for grading must be your own. After discussing a problem, you should write the solution on your own. Your solution must be original. Situations which call into question the originality of the work will be submitted to the Committee on Academic Misconduct. GRADES: The course grade will be determined as follows: Homework Projects Lab Assignments 25 % 25 % 15 % Exam 1 Exam 2 15 % 20 %

Final grades will be assigned using the standard OSU grade breakdown: A 93-100% A- 90-92.9 % B+ 87-89.9 % B 83-86.9 % B- 80-82.9 % C+ 77-79.9 % C 73-76.9 % C- 70-72.9 % D+ 67-69.9 % D 60-66.9 % E 59.9 % or below

ACCESSIBILITY: Any student who feels they may need an accommodation based on the impact of a disability should contact me privately to discuss their specific needs. Please contact the Office for Disability Services at 614-292-3307 in room 150 Pomerene Hall to coordinate reasonable accommodations for students with documented disabilities.

SELECTED REFERENCES: 1. S. Moaveni; Finite Element Analysis: Theory and Application with ANSYS , Prentice Hall, 2003. 2. T.R. Chandrupatla and A.D. Belegundu; Introduction to Finite Elements in Engineering, Prentice Hall, 1997. 3. J. Fish and T. Belytschko; A First Course in Finite Elements, Wiley, 2007. 4. N.-H. Kim and B. V. Sankar; Introduction to Finite Element Analysis and Design , Wiley, 2009. 5. J.N. Reddy; An Introduction to the Finite Element Method, McGraw Hill, 2006. 6. R.D. Cook, D.S. Malkus, M.E. Plesha, R.J. Witt; Concepts and Applications of Finite Element Analysis, John Wiley & Sons, 2001. HELPFUL WEBSITES: http://www.mece.ualberta.ca/tutorials/ansys/ https://confluence.cornell.edu/display/SIMULATION/ANSYS+Learning+Modules/ http://infohost.nmt.edu/~es421/ http://www.engr.uky.edu/~jbaker/ansystutor.html ANSYS (www.ansys.com) on-line help.

SCHEDULE: Week 1 Week 2 Date Thur. Mon. Tue. Thur. Mon. Tue. Thur. Mon. Tue. Thur. Mon. Tue. Thur. Mon. Tue. Thur. Mon. Tue. Thur. Mon. Tue. Thur. Mon. Tue. Thur. Mon. Tue. Thur. Mon. Tue. Thur. Mon. Tue. Thur. Mon. Tue. Thur. Mon. Tue. Thur. Mon. Tue. Thur. Mon. 22 26 27 29 2 3 5 9 10 12 16 17 19 23 24 26 30 1 3 7 8 10 14 15 17 21 22 24 28 29 31 4 5 7 11 12 14 18 19 21 25 26 28 2 3 Aug Topic Introduction to FEM Lab 1: Springs Springs 1D Bars No Lab: Labor Day Trusses Plane Stress Lab 2: Trusses Symmetry
Failure Theories Lab 3: 2D

Due Dates LAB #1 Due HW #1 Due

Week 3

Sept

Week 4

HW #2 Due LAB #2 Due HW #3 Due LAB #3 Due HW #4 Due LAB #4 Due

Week 5

Modeling Techniques Plane Strain

Week 6

Axisymmetric Elements 3D Solids Oct

Week 7

Project #1 Prelim

3D Solids, Exam Review

Week 8

LAB #5 & Project #1 Due

Exam #1
Assemblies

Week 9

Lab 6: 3D Solids
Beams Beams, Frames Lab 7: Beams

LAB #6 Due HW #5 Due LAB #7 Due HW #6 Due LAB #8 Due

Week 10

Buckling Plates and Shells

Week 11

Shells, Anisotropic Materials Nov

Week 12

Project #2 Prelim

Contact
Nonlinear Materials No Lab: Veterans Day Heat Transfer

Week 13

Project #2 Due LAB #9 & 10 Due

Week 14

Exam #2 Labs 9 & 10: Heat Transfer Dynamic FEM

Week 15

Project Work
No Class: Thanksgiving No Class: Thanksgiving Project Work Computational Fluids

Project #3 Prelim

Week 16

Dec

Project #3 Due by 5:00 pm

SPECIFICATIONS FOR PROJECT REPORTS:

Project reports are used to submit your projects for grading. Reports are due at the beginning of class on the dates indicated above. The reports are expected to be technically sound and professional in nature. The main body of the report will not exceed two pages. It may be single spaced, but the font size must be no smaller than 11 point and all margins must be at least 1 in. The appendix may contain as much information as necessary. The outline for project reports is as follows: Cover Page Include a cover page that only includes your name, date, and a descriptive title. Problem Definition State the physical problem being investigated. A sketch of your problem is expected. Description of Analysis Model Describe the details of the model you have constructed. Define the number of nodes, elements, element type, boundary conditions, loads, etc. Results Summarize your results. Tables usually work best in providing the maximum amount of information in a small space. The results should directly address the purpose of the analysis. Verification This section is expected to instill confidence in your results. Use both quantitative and qualitative methods to determine how reasonable your results are. Conclusions This section should go hand-in-hand with the problem definition. This section should include comments on the part design or selection of a material for your part, etc. Appendix Include all manual calculations and computer printouts, neatly labeled and in an orderly fashion. Handwritten materials are acceptable in the appendix. All projects will be graded on a ten point scale. The grade will be based on my evaluation of how well your project meets the requirements, along with the professional presentation of the solution. The grade scale is: 10 Shows professionalism, ingenuity, and goes beyond the requirements. 9 Complete and well documented. 8 Complete problem solution, but poor documentation. 7 Barely meets the minimum requirements. 6 Work not worthy for the bottom of my birdcage. Late projects will be deducted point for submission after the start of class and point for each additional day late. Preliminary project results will be worth 3 points if turned in on time, decreasing to zero points at the time the project is due. They should include at least one ANSYS printout of results, plus a brief description of the model.