This repo includes lecture notes and materials from my Finite Element Analysis (FEA) course taught by Professor Harold Park at Boston University (ME 538), in order of topics covered. This is from the Fall 2020 semester.
Topics Include:
- Introduction to the Finite Element Method
- The Stiffness (Displacement) Method
- Introduction to the Stiffness Displacement Method
- Global Stiffness Matrix
- Minimum Potential Energy
- Weighted Residuals Methods
- Isoparametric Elements & Mapping
- Numerical Integration
- Putting it All Together (So far)
- 1D Dynamics
- 2D Finite Elements
- Other 2D Finite Elements
- 4-Node Isoparametric Quadrilateral Element
- 9-Node Quadratic Element
- Parabolic Differential Equations
- Nonlinear FEM & Nonlinear Continuum Mechanics
- Nonlinear Continuum & FEM
- Nonlinear FEM Strong & Weak Forms
- Solution Procedures for Nonlinear FEM
- Thermal Stresses
- Beam Equations & Beam Elements