Lectures related to Finite Element Analysis: Basics

Finite Element Analysis: Advanced Mechanisms in Engineering

Provides an overview of advanced mechanisms analysis using Finite Element Method and Finite Element Analysis in engineering applications.

Load-Displacement-Constraint Methods: Strategies and Convergence Criteria

Explores load incrementing methods and convergence criteria for accurate structural analysis.

Macroscopic modeling of timber plates MOOC: Advanced Timber Plate Structural Design

Covers the macroscopic modeling of timber plates and advanced structural design.

Finite Element Analysis of Timber Plates MOOC: Advanced Timber Plate Structural Design

Covers advanced timber plate structural design and finite element analysis using ABAQUS and OpenSees software.

Structural Elements: Connecting Members

Explores compound structures, connecting members, and isostaticity in supports and connections, with practical examples and exercises.

Nonlinear Analysis of Structures

Explores Multi-Point Constraints in nonlinear structural analysis, covering methods like Master-Slave Elimination and numerical examples of small frames with enforced constraints.

Nonlinear Analysis of Structures: Beam-Column Elements

Covers beam-column elements, limitations of plasticity models, and nonlinear geometric transformations in structural analysis.

Structural Art II: Beams with Consoles

Covers beams with consoles, deformations, uniform loads, joint Gerber, beam lifting, and Gerber beams.

Stabilization of Metal Structures

Discusses the importance of bracing in metal structures for stabilization and force transmission.

Nonlinear Modelling of Masonry Structures

Explores the motivation and challenges of nonlinear modelling in masonry structures, focusing on the equivalent frame model and its practical applications.

Bridge Design: Structural Elements and Load-Bearing Systems

Covers the design of bridge structures, focusing on deformation, state of stress, and load-bearing systems.

Finite Element Analysis Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers the fundamentals of finite element analysis and the concept of volume forces.

Finite Element Families Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Provides an overview of Finite Element families, including solid and shell elements, with specific examples like linear hexahedron finite elements.

Structural Analysis: Trusses Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers the analysis of trusses, defining node positions, connectivity matrices, and stiffness matrices.

Structural Analysis: Bar Elements Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers stiffness matrices, system assembly, constraints, reactions, and displacements in structural analysis.

Integration Techniques in Structural Analysis Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Discusses numerical integration and minimizing unnecessary precision in structural analysis.

Structural Mechanics Fundamentals Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers the basics of structural mechanics, including treating bars as springs, using the method of sections to analyze complex structures, and exploring stress concentration and the Sambhanans principle.

Structural Analysis: Bar Elements and Connectivity Matrices Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Covers the calculation of stiffness matrices for each bar element in the global reference frame and explores the influence of element numbering and node positions.

Finite Element Development: Higher Order Basis Functions Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Explores higher-order basis functions in finite element development and precision of models.

Finite Element Method: Global vs Local Approach Log in to Mediaspace to watch this video

Compares the global and local approaches of the Finite Element Method.