COURSE UNIT TITLE

: SOIL AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS WITH THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
MTH 3628 SOIL AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS WITH THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD ELECTIVE 2 0 0 3

Offered By

Faculty of Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR OKAN ÖNAL

Offered to

Mining Engineering
Civil Engineering
Civil Engineering (Evening)

Course Objective

To provide students with basic knowledge of the Finite Element Method (FEM).

To provide students with the ability to produce solutions to construction and geotechnical problems using ANSYS SEM software.

To demonstrate how FEM can be used to solve real-world geotechnical problems.

To provide students with the ability to compare and interpret FEM results with analytical solutions.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To have basic knowledge about Finite Element Method
2   To learn ANSYS APDL language
3   To gain the ability to solve construction problems in the computer environment
4   To understand the use of SEM in solving geotechnical problems in real-world
5   To develop skills in using information technologies

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Finite Element Method (F.E.M.) What is F.E.M. Basic Principles of F.E.M.
2 Finite Element Method (F.E.M.) Overview of construction problems covered by F.E.M.
3 General information about Finite Elements What does Finite Element mean What are its areas of use and advantages
4 Modeling and Two-Dimensional Elements What is modeling and how is it done Information about two-dimensional elements in the ANSYS library
5 Three Dimensional Elements Information about 3D elements in the ANSYS library
6 Material Models Elastic behavior Plastic behavior Use of geotechnical material models in F.E.M.
7 ANSYS APDL Coding Language APDL coding language general information Step by step simple explanation with examples
8 Solutions with static loads Static loading in a geotechnical model Overview of results
9 Sample model solution and interpretation of results Solution of an advanced model and visual and numerical interpretation of the results
10 Dynamic loadings Earthquake Engineering: Earthquake loads and dynamic analysis Soil-structure interaction Earthquake resistant structural design
11 Dynamic loadings Case study, overview of results.
12 Static and Dynamic loadings Case study, overview of results.
13 Presentation of results Presentation Preparation: Presentation of SEM analysis results Effective presentation preparation and presentation techniques Use of visual materials
14 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Mühendisler için Sonlu Elemanlar Metodunun Temelleri - B. NATH
Introduction to ANSYS Mechanical APDL
ANSYS Mechanical APDL User's Manual
ANSYS Mechanical APDL Command Reference
ANSYS Mechanical APDLElement Reference
ANSYS Mechanical APDL Verification Manual

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Course presentations will be made online.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.25 + ASG * 0.25 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Evaluation will be made with midterm, homework and final exam grades.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

It will be announced by the course instructor at the beginning of the semester.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

okan.onal@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

It can be discussed by making an appointment with the course instructor via notification.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 2 28
Preparation about subject 14 2 28
Preparation for midterm exam 1 3 3
Preparation for final exam 1 4 4
Preparing assignments 1 4 4
Midterm 1 1 1
Final 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 69

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.13
LO.222
LO.322
LO.422
LO.53

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