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2021-2022 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

MNE 485 - Finite Element Method

Credits 3
Lecture / 3 hours per week
Requirements: Prerequisite: EGR 301 & MNE 252 or CEN 202
Principles of the finite element method for solid mechanics. In addition, some fluid and heat flow problems will be covered. Topics include the direct method; energy methods; variational principles; interpolation functions; and the modeling of truss, beam, plate, and shell structures. This course is half theory and half computer modeling.
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