Lehrinhalte
Audience
Students of civil-engineering, mechanics, maths, physics

Development of the Finite Element Method (FEM) based on variational
principles for the numerical analysis of engineering structures.
exercises at the computer

Exercices
Weekly computer-exercices applying a finite-element code (FEAP) bridge
the gap between theory and application to engineering problems.
A written elaboration of the weekly exercices is prerequisite for the oral examination.


examination
oral

credit points
6

any questions ? - contact me !
eidel@iwmb.tu-darmstadt.de

Literatur
to be announced in the lectures
Zienkiewicz, Taylor: The Finite Element Method, 2Bde. Mc Graw-Hill
Book Co., London 4th ed. 1989
Hughes: The Finite Element Method, linear and dynamic finite element
analysis. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Hills, New Jersey 07632

Voraussetzungen
Basics of mathematics and mechanics (Vordiplom, Bachelor) are necessary;
additional knowledge in structural mechanics (Statik I und Statik II) are
helpful.

Semester: ST 2018