Finite Element Method Applied to Materials Mechanics

    Code: CEM 184

    Credits: 05

    Elective subject

    Contents:

    • Study of linear elastic mechanical behavior (Hooke’s Law) and mechanical strength criteria in three-dimensional problems
    • Introduction to the Finite Element Method (FEM)
    • Application of FEM to a simplified problem (with linear elasticity) of a uniaxially loaded bar: step-by-step demonstration and implementation of the same example using Finite Element (FE) software
    • Discussion of case studies using FE software, considering and combining constitutive models of metallic, polymeric, ceramic, and composite materials, including heat transfer and fracture mechanics approaches
    • Exercises, exams, reports, and/or presentations as components of the final grade

    References:

      1. User manuals for the Abaqus software provided with the software license. Abaqus Documentation. Dassault Systèmes Simulia Corp. Providence, RI, USA. 2014. (To be made available in PDF format);
      2. Allan F. Bower. Applied Mechanics of Solids. (open acces in http://solidmechanics.org/contents.php );
      3. Walter Savassi. Método da energia potencial total na análise numérica de estruturas: primeiras noções sobre o método dos elementos finitos. Universidade de São Paulo. Escola de Engenharia de São Carlos. 2016. (acesso aberto em https://www.livrosabertos.abcd.usp.br/portaldelivrosUSP/catalog/view/1106/1011/3743 , DOI: https://doi.org/10.11606/9788580230390).