1. Announcement
HW#8, due Thursday March 23, posted in Index
of Chapter 10. Covers Chapters

2. Coming Up ... ASEN 6367 Term Projects
Following Slides Outline Basic Rules
Posted Also on Course Website

3. ASEN 6367 Term Projects - Advanced FEM- Spring 2017
Group Composition
Each term project should involve two (best) or (at most) three
students. Teams of more than three are discouraged because
workload distribution tends to get skewed. A project may also be
carried out by a single, bright, hardworking but reclusive
individual. Forming teams is primarily the responsibility of the
students, but instructor can help. Teams may coordinate work
by comparing results in related projects. Project groups need not
be same as HW groups.

4. ASEN 6367 Term Projects - Advanced FEM- Spring 2017
Topic Submission
Projects may be proposed by students or taken from the potential
subjects list posted on web site.
Project topics should be communicated to instructor by
Tuesday class after Spring Break. submission OK.
The description should name the
participating students, project title, and one sentence that identifies
the subject. Project rosters will be periodically handed out to
class for verification.

5. ASEN 6367 Term Projects - Advanced FEM- Spring 2017
Topic Selection
Projects should be related to the subject matter of the course as a
starting point. Subjects involving nonstructural analysis (e.g.,
heat transfer or fluid mechanics), nonlinear structural analysis
or structural dynamics & vibration are acceptable if
proposers have had prior or collateral experience with such
subjects; for example in ongoing thesis work. But in any case
the subject must involve finite elements.

6. ASEN 6367 Term Projects - Advanced FEM- Spring 2017
Computer Programming Tools
Instructor supplied programs may be modified or extended to
meet the goals of a project. Use of Matlab may be more
effective, however, to get quick numerical answers and produce
graphical results. Use of computer algebra tools such as
Mathematica is encouraged as help for analytically oriented
projects that involve heavy algebraic manipulations.

7. ASEN 6367 Term Projects - Advanced FEM- Spring 2017
Instructor Help
Instructor is available throughout the project timespan
for technical discussion in his areas of expertise.
Literature that may help with the work will be supplied
on request to group if available to instructor.
References to material on Web or in a
CU Library may be also provided on request.

8. ASEN 6367 Term Projects - Advanced FEM- Spring 2017
Outcome
A project does not have to be successful. However,
participants should give it a serious try. Negative
conclusions may be as valuable as positive ones.
For example: of the 2013 projects, only two were
moderately successful. But all groups (except one) tried.

9. ASEN 6367 Term Projects - Advanced FEM- Spring 2013
Presentations
Two presentations are required for each project.
A 15-20’ in-progress presentation during the week of
classes April These will be done at the Onizuka
Conference Room) 4-6:30 pm depending on # of projects.
A 30-40' final presentation during the last week of classes
May Also done at the Onizuka Conference Room
from 4-6:30. Additional time may be added as necessary.
Multiperson teams chose a presenter or may time-share.

10. ASEN 6367 Term Projects - Advanced FEM- Spring 2013
Final Report Due
Final reports in PDF are due on Wednesday May 10 by noon.
They should be ed to
by that deadline.
The report should describe: objectives, formulation,
implementation, results and conclusions. It should contain
appropriate references to any literature used. The report
should include a listing of key software developed to obtain
results (example: an element formation module), but not
generic software supplied by instructor or auxiliary software
such as pre- or postprocessors written as part of the project.

11. ASEN 6367 Term Projects - Advanced FEM- Spring 2017
Project Result Posting
Reports will be posted on the course web site, along
with abstracts & presentation material, if files are of
reasonable size.
Project material for selective previous course
offerings is available on the course web site
(except for some that were requested not to be posted)

12. Spring 2017 Suggested Term Project Topics
11 suggested topics for Spring 2017 Term
Some are more challenging than others.
Projects posted on web site last weekend

14. Note Re Chapter 11
Chapter 11 (Hexahedral Elements) under full renovation.
But HW Exercises there (included in HW#8 can be used)

16. Hex Elements Are Preferred For Regular
Configurations As Well As Hand-Built Meshes

17. Find Uses in Dentristy

18. F-16 Structural Model

19. F-16 Interior Structure Zoom
Some solid elements
(bricks & tets)
used for “wing fingers”

20. The Troll Platform 470 m high including superstructure
m3 of concrete
tons of steel reinforcement
Design life of 50 years
Largest man-made object ever moved
Supplies 10 percent of Europe’s gas consumption

25. Mesh “Hourglassing” Instability
Cause: Stiffness Rank Deficiency due to underintegration
Exacerbated if material is nearly incompressible: