1. ME 520 Fundamentals of Finite Element Analysis
Assoc.Prof.Dr. Ahmet Zafer Şenalp
Mechanical Engineering Department
Gebze Technical University

2. ME 520 Fundementals of Finite Element Analysis Course Contents
General introduction to finite element method
Review of Matrix Algebra
Introduction to MATLAB
Spring Element
Bar Element
Bar Elements in 2-D Space
Bar Elements in 3-D Space
Beam Element
Beam Element with axial force
Beam Elements in 2-D Space
Beam Elements in 3-D Space
2-D Problems
Linear Triangular Element
Quadratic Triangular Element
Bilinear Quadrilateral Element
Quadratic Quadrilateral Element
The Linear Tetrahedral (Solid) Element
ME Dr. Ahmet Zafer Şenalp
Mechanical Engineering Department, GTU

3. Fundementals of Finite Element Analysis
References
Kattan P.I., Matlab Guide to Finite Elements An Interactive Approach, Springer, 2002
Chen X., Liu Y., Finite Element Modeling and Simulation with Ansys Workbench, 2015
Cook D.C., Finite Element Modeling for Stress Analysis, John Wiley and Sons, 1995
Logan, D.,A First Course in the Finite Element Method, Second Edition, PWS Publishing Company, ITP, 1993.
Bickford,W.,A First Course in the Finite Element Method, Second Edition, Irwin Publishing, 1994.
Chandrupatla, T. and Belegundu, A., Introduction to Finite Elements in Engineering, Second Edition,
Prentice Hall, 1997.
ME Dr. Ahmet Zafer Şenalp
Mechanical Engineering Department, GTU

4. ME 520 Fundementals of Finite Element Analysis Course Grading
There will be weekly assigned homeworks those will be submitted at the following week’s lecture hour.
There won’t be midterm or final examinations.
Weekly homeworks will be distributed at the class and will be posted on the homeworks section of the course web page.
Late homework submissions will not be accepted.
ME Dr. Ahmet Zafer Şenalp
Mechanical Engineering Department, GTU