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2017-2018 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

MAE 409A - Finite Element Methods I

(3 units)

Prerequisites: Senior standing in engineering and consent of instructor.
Finite element methods for beam and truss elements. Systems of ordinary differential equations in a finite element formulation. Static and dynamic analysis of complex structures. Rigid elements in an elastic environment. Solid modeling for 1D, 2D, 3D structures using IDEAS.

Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problems 3 hours.) Same course as MAE 409AH   Not open for credit to students with credit in: MAE 409AH .