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| MAKL5570 | Finite Element Method | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | Face to face, Practical | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Hasan GEDİKLİ | | Co-Lecturer | None | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | to teach the basic concepts of the finite element method. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | Students will be able to aware of the numerical solution methods that are used in the solution of engineering problems. | 1 - 4 | 1,3 | | PO - 2 : | Students will be able to learn the mathematical foundations of the finite element methods. | 1 - 4 | 1,3 | | PO - 3 : | Students will be able to perform one and two-dimensional-element formulations.. | 1 - 4 | 1,3 | | PO - 4 : | Students will be able to carry out mesh generations and error analyses. | 1 - 4 | 1,3 | | PO - 5 : | Students will be able to apply the technique to boundary value problems. | 1 - 4 | 1,3 | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction, Weighted Residual and Variational Methods, Element Concept, 1-D Elements, Numerical Integration, 1-D Isoparametric Elements, Application to 1-D Boundary Value Problems, 2-D Elements, 3-D Elements, Axisymmetric Elements, Beam, Plate and General Shell Elements, Stress Analysis, Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Analyses, Solution Methods in Static Analyses, Error Analyses, Computer Codes, Applications |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction, Weighted Residual and Variational Methods | | | Week 2 | Element Concept, 1-D Elements, Numerical Integration | | | Week 3 | 1-D Isoparametric Elements, Application to 1-D Boundary Value Problems | | | Week 4 | 2-D Elements | | | Week 5 | 3-D Elements | | | Week 6 | Axisymmetric Elements, Beam Element | | | Week 7 | Plate and General Shell Elements | | | Week 8 | Mid-term exam | | | Week 9 | Stress Analysis | | | Week 10 | Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Analyses | | | Week 11 | Solution Methods in Static Analyses | | | Week 12 | Second Midterm Exam | | | Week 13 | Error Analyses, Computer Codes | | | Week 14 | Applications | | | Week 15 | | | | Week 16 | End-of-term exam | | | |
| 1 | Burnett, D. S.,1997,Finite Element Analysis- From Concepts to Applications ,Addison Wesley, Reading, ISBN 0-201-10806-2 | | | |
| 1 | Bathe, K. J.,1982,Finite Element Procedures in Engineering Analysis ,Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, ISBN 0-13-317305-4 | | | 2 | Reddy, J. N., 2005, An Introduction to the Finite Element Method McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, ISBN 0-07-051346-5 | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 8 | 24/11/2025 | 120 | 30 | | Quiz | 12 | 15/12/2025 | 60 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 12/01/2025 | 120 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 5 | 14 | 70 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 4 | 5 | 20 | | Arasınav | 4 | 1 | 4 | | Uygulama | 4 | 4 | 16 | | Ödev | 5 | 5 | 25 | | Kısa sınav | 4 | 1 | 4 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 8 | 5 | 40 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 3 | 1 | 3 | | Total work load | | | 224 |
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