FEA for Beam Structures: 2D, 3D Roof, House Frames, Offshore Structures, 2D and 3D Lattice Structures

What you'll learn
Writing FEM codes in MATLAB for analyses of 3D Beam structures
Writing ANSYS input files to conduct FEA for 3D Beam structures in ANSYS
Projects covered in the course: cantilever beam, L-frame, 2D roof, 3D roof, Frames of a building, offshore jacket platform, 2D & 3D Lattice structures
Stress and strain calculation for Beam structures
Extracting results from ANSYS and MATLAB codes to make comparison
Formulations for 3D Beam in FEA
Key formulations in Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Requirements
Need to have MATLAB and ANSYS APDL setup in your PC
Be familiar with MATLAB is an advantage.
Description
In this course you will learn:Key formulations for 2D, 3D beam elements in Finite Element Analysis (FEA)Two-node beam element and its formulationshow to deal with complex 3D beam structuresHow to write FEM codes in MATLAB to analyse complex 3D beam structuresHow to write input files and run FEA in ANSYSHow to calculate stress, strain in complex beam structuresHow to attract ANSYS results and make comparison between the results from your own FEM codes and ANSYSDuring the course, you will conduct FEA for various beam structures in the following projects:Single cantilever beam.An L-frame.2D roof structure.3D roof structure.Frames of a 60 m high building.An offshore structure/ jacket platform.A 2D lattice structure with negative Poisson's ratio.A 3D lattice structure with negative Poisson's ratio (homework).Stress and strain calculationsMATLAB codes for all projects are available for download and practice. ANSYS input files for all projects are available for download and practice.Lecture notes (PowerPoints) for all tutorials are are available for download.Additional supports will always available up on request.Coupon is available up on request.About me: I am currently a Postdoctoral Researcher in the department of Naval Architecture, Ocean and Marine Engineering of the University of Strathclyde. I received a Ph.D. in Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering. My research interests focus on Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI), Fracture Mechanics, Peridynamics, Fatigue, Corrosion, Machine Learning.

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Course Introduction

Lecture 2 Key Formulations in FEA

Lecture 3 Two-node Beam Element

Section 2: Beam Formulations

Lecture 4 3D Beam: Formulations

Lecture 5 3D Beam: First Example (part I)

Lecture 6 3D Beam: First Example (part II)

Lecture 7 Complex 3D Beam Structures: Formulations

Lecture 8 Example: L-Frame (ANSYS)

Lecture 9 Example: L-Frame (MATLAB)

Section 3: Codes used for all projects

Lecture 10 MATLAB Codes used for all projects

Section 4: Project 1- 2D Roof Structures

Lecture 11 2D-Roof Structure (ANSYS)

Lecture 12 2D-Roof Structure (MATLAB)

Section 5: Project 2 - 3D Roof Structures

Lecture 13 3D-Roof Structure (ANSYS)

Lecture 14 3D-Roof Structure (MATLAB)

Lecture 15 3D-Roof Structure (Postprocessing)

Section 6: Project 3 - Frames of a Building

Lecture 16 Frames of a Building (ANSYS_Part1)

Lecture 17 Frames of a Building (MATLAB)

Lecture 18 Frames of a Building (ANSYS_Part2)

Lecture 19 Frames of a Building (Postprocessing)

Section 7: Project 4 - Offshore Structures

Lecture 20 Offshore Structures (ANSYS)

Lecture 21 Offshore Structures (MATLAB)

Lecture 22 Offshore Structures (Postprocessing)

Section 8: Project 5 - 2D Lattice Structures

Lecture 23 2D Auxetic Lattice (ANSYS)

Lecture 24 2D Auxetic Lattice (MATLAB)

Lecture 25 2D Auxetic Lattice (Postprocessing)

Section 9: Project 6 - 3D Lattice Structures-Exercise

Lecture 26 3D Auxetic Lattice - Exercise

Section 10: Project 7 - Stress and Strain Calculation

Lecture 27 Extract Stress and Strain Results in ANSYS

Lecture 28 Stress and Strain Calculation in MATLAB

Lecture 29 Stress and Strain Comparision

Lecture 30 Calculate stress, strain on 2D roof structure in ANSYS

Lecture 31 Calculate stress, strain on 2D roof structure in MATLAB (Part I)

Lecture 32 Calculate stress, strain on 2D roof structure in MATLAB (Part II)

Section 11: Conclusion

Lecture 33 Conclusion and Outlook

Engineers or Engineering students who are:,Want to learn Finite Element Method (FEM),Curious about Structural Analysis and FEA,Want to know the physics behind FEA software to achieve an advanced level in FEA,Want to achieve an advanced level in using ANSYS,Prepare knowledge in FEA for job interviews, Bachelor, Master or PhD degrees.