Master's and PhD Degrees / Courses / Introductory Soil MechanicsCIV_ENV 327-0: Finite Element Methods in Mechanics
Master's and PhD Degrees
/ Courses
/ Introductory Soil Mechanics
Quarter Offered
Fall : TTH 12:30-1:50 ; LiuPrerequisites
NoneDescription
Development of finite elements from variational principles and application to static stress analysis. Introduction to techniques for transient and generalized field problems.
Class Time:
3 hr/wk
Textbook
Fish, Jacob and Belytschko Ted. A First Course in Finite Elements. 1st ed. Wiley, 2007.
ISBN 978-0470035801
Course Outline, Outcomes and Goals