COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING: NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL APPLICATIONS
Stampa
Enrollment year
2017/2018
Academic year
2019/2020
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
ING-IND/34 (INDUSTRIAL BIOENGINEERING)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL,COMPUTER AND BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Course
BIOENGINEERING
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Year of study
Period
2nd semester (02/03/2020 - 12/06/2020)
ECTS
6
Lesson hours
45 lesson hours
Language
Italian
Activity type
WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST
Teacher
VITALI ROBERTO (titolare) - 6 ECTS
Prerequisites

Knowledge of the principles of Classical Mechanics of rigid and deformable bodies and of the Structural Mechanics.
Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student will have acquired:
- a basic knowledge of the structural analysis with the finite element method (FEM);
- the simulation techniques aimed at verifying the functionality of the analyzed structures;
- the ability to operate independently with the use of a commercial FEM software.
Course contents

Introduction to the structural analysis
Introduction to the finite element method
Creation and management of the structure geometry: from CAD to FEM
Discretization of a single component: choice of the finite element type and its use
Definition of the finite element properties: the materials’ constitutive equations
Assembly of parts of the structure and their interaction: contact properties definition
History analysis definition: analysis types, loads and boundaries conditions definition
Analysis execution: optimal usage of the hardware resources
Critical judgement of the analysis results
Execution of examples in the field of civil, mechanical and biomedical engineering
Development and execution of a project proposed by the student
Teaching methods

Frontal lessons also with the aid of multimedia devices; numerical exercises in classroom equipped with computer.
Reccomended or required readings

Zienkiewicz, O. C., Taylor, R. L., Zhu, J. Z. (2013) ‘The Finite Element Method: Its Basis and Fundamentals’, Butterworth-Heinemann, United Kingdom.

Cesari, F. (2019) ‘Introduzione al metodo degli elementi finiti’, Pitagora, Italy.
Assessment methods

Solution of a problem similar to those discussed in the course using the simulation software.
Further information

None
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