Department of Mechanical Engineering

Academic year: 2019-2020(EVEN Semester)

Lesson Plan
Subject & Subject Code: Finite Element Analysis & ME8692
Branch/Year/Sec: Mechanical Engineering/ III /

Planned Completion
S.No. Period Unit Topic Planned and Covered
Date Date
Unit-I
1. V Historical background of FEA 16.12.19

2. VI Math modeling of field problems in engg&governing equations 19.12.19

3. VII Discrete & continuous models 20.12.19

4. VIII Boundary, Initial and Eigen value problems 20.12.19

5. I I Weighted residual methods 02.01.20
6. IV Problems on weighted residual methods 02.01.20
7. V Variational formulation of boundary value problems 03.01.20
8. VI RITz techniques 07.01.20
9. VII Problems on RITz techniques 08.01.20
10. VIII Basic concept of the FEA method 08.01.20
11. I Test problems on weighted residual methods 09.01.20
Unit-II
12. IV One Dimensional Second order Equations & Discretization 09.01.20
13. V Element types- Linear & Higher order 10.01.20
14. VI Derivation of Shape functions 14.01.20
15. VII Stiffness matrices and force vectors, Assembly of Matrices 20.01.20
16. VIII Problems from solid mechanics 20.01.20
17. I II heat transfer problems 28.01.20
18. IV Longitudinal vibration frequencies & mode shapes 28.01.20
19. V Transverse Deflections & Natural Frequencies of beams. 29.01.20
20. VI Derivation of heat transfer in shape function 01.02.20
21. VII Derivation of solid mechanics 03.02.20
22. VIII Derivation of Longitudinal vibration & problems 03.02.20
Unit-III
23. I Second Order 2D Equations involving Scalar Variable 04.02.20
24. IV III Second Order 2D Equations involving Scalar Variable 04.02.20
25. V Application to Field Problems - Thermal problems 05.02.20

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S.No. Period Unit Topic Planned and Covered
Date Date
26. VI Torsion of Non circular shafts 10.02.20
27. VII Scalar Variable problems 11.02.20
28. VIII Scalar Variable problems 11.02.20
29. I Scalar Variable Functions 12.02.20
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30. IV Scalar Variable Functions problems 12.02.20
31. V Quadrilateral elements 13.02.20
32. VI Higher Order Elements 17.02.20
33. VII Shape functions and element matrices and vectors. 25.02.20
Unit-IV
34. VIII Equations of elasticity 25.02.20
35. I Plane stress problems 26.02.20
36. IV Plane strain problems 26.02.20
37. V Axisymmetric problems 27.02.20
38. VI Body forces and temperature effects 02.03.20
39. VII IV Test on body forces and temperature effects 03.03.20
40. VIII Stress calculations 03.03.20
41. I Plate elements 04.03.20
42. IV Solve problems 04.03.20
43. V Derive the Axisymmetric equations 05.03.20
44. VI shell elements 09.03.20
Unit-V
45. VII Natural co-ordinate systems 10.03.20
46. VIII Isoperimetric elements 10.03.20
47. I Shape functions for iso parametric elements 11.03.20
48. IV One and two dimensions – Serendipity elements 11.03.20
49. V Numerical integration 12.03.20
50. VI V Application to plane stress problems 25.03.20
51. VII Application to plane stress problems 26.03.20
52. VIII Matrix solution techniques 26.03.20
53. I Solutions Techniques to Dynamic problems 27.03.20
Derivation of Isoperimetric elements & Introduction to
54. IV 27.03.20
Analysis Software

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Course Objective:
1. To introduce the concepts of Mathematical Modeling of Engineering Problems.
2. To appreciate the use of FEM to a range of Engineering Problems.
Course Outcome:
1. Summarize the basics of finite element formulation.
2. Apply finite element formulations to solve one dimensional Problem.
3. Apply finite element formulations to solve two dimensional scalar Problems.
4. Apply finite element method to solve two dimensional Vector problems.
5. Apply finite element method to solve problems on isoparametric element and dynamic Problems.
Text books: -
1. Reddy. J.N., An Introduction to the Finite Element Method , 3rd Edition, Tata McGraw-Hill,2005

2. Seshu, P, Text Book of Finite Element Analysis , Prentice-Hall of India Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi,2007
Reference books:
1. Bhatti Asghar M, "Fundamental Finite Element Analysis and Applications", John Wiley & Sons,
2005 (Indian Reprint 2013)*
2. Chandrupatla & Belagundu, Introduction to Finite Elements in Engineering , 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall College
Div, 1990
3. Logan, D.L., A first course in Finite Element Method, Thomson Asia Pvt. Ltd., 2002
4. Rao, S.S., The Finite Element Method in Engineering, 3rd Edition, Butterworth Heinemann,2004
5. Robert D. Cook, David S. Malkus, Michael E. Plesha, Robert J. Witt, Concepts and Applications of Finite Element
Analysis , 4th Edition, Wiley Student Edition, 2002.