Industrial applications of finite elements
Also listed as: יישומי אלמנטים סופיים בתעשייה
The applied half of finite elements: nonlinearity, contact, plasticity and coupled fields, run on components rather than on textbook geometry. Take it after 0542-4223 and you are an FEA hire.
- Semester
- Semester B
- Weekly hours
- 3h
- Counts as
- Department electives
- Interest areas
- Structures and computational mechanics · Mechanical design
Comes after
Opens up
- Thesis-level nonlinear and multiphysics finite elements
What it covers
Topics
- Advanced element selection and its consequences
- Nonlinear analysis: geometric, material and plasticity
- Contact modelling and its convergence problems
- Dynamic, modal and transient analysis
- Thermal and coupled multiphysics problems
- Convergence, error control and mesh strategy
- Reading results critically, and the pitfalls that produce confident nonsense
- Industry workflows and standards, with projects on real components
Results worth carrying out
Newton–Raphson residual
Penalty contact enforcement
Modal extraction
Figures worth knowing
- Mesh with von Mises contours
- Contact-pressure maps
- Mode shapes
Quick answers
When is Industrial applications of finite elements taught?
Industrial applications of finite elements (0542-4226) is taught in Semester B (spring), 3 weekly hours. It counts toward “Department electives” in the Tel Aviv University Mechanical Engineering elective requirements.
What do I need before 0542-4226?
Before Industrial applications of finite elements you need: Introduction to finite elements.
What software is used in Industrial applications of finite elements?
Industrial applications of finite elements is normally taught with ABAQUS, ANSYS Mechanical, HyperMesh.
Which jobs does Industrial applications of finite elements prepare you for?
Industrial applications of finite elements is part of the preparation for these roles: Simulation and FEA engineer, Medical device engineer.
Which interest areas include Industrial applications of finite elements?
Industrial applications of finite elements sits in these interest areas: Structures and computational mechanics, Mechanical design.
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