Undergraduate Course: Finite Element Analysis (CIVE11058)
Course Outline
| School | School of Engineering |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Year 5 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course introduces finite-element analysis (FEA), that is the use of software implementing the finite-element method (FEM) to solve engineering problems. |
| Course description |
The course covers the following topics:
- Stages of a finite-element analysis
- Analysis types
- Preprocessing (geometry, boundary conditions, loads)
- Preprocessing (meshing and element choice)
- Solving
- Postprocessing and presenting results
The coursework comprises a report in which you will present and discuss the results of finite element simulations of engineering problems.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Finite Element Method |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 10,
Supervised Practical/Workshop/Studio Hours 20,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
68 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework: 100% |
| Feedback |
Feedback on coursework at the student's request (in class or through discussion board), feedback on submitted coursework |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Describe the steps involved in finite-element analysis;
- Use FEM for solving simple steady and transient field problems using a standard software package;
- Use FEM to produce a reliable prediction of displacements and stresses in solids and structures of relevance to engineering practice using a standard software package;
- Make a critical assessment of FEM calculations.
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Reading List
J. N. Reddy, An Introduction to the Finite Element Method, 3rd ed., McGraw-Hill, 2005
O. C. Zienkiewicz and R. L. Taylor, The Finite Element Method Set, 7th ed., Butterworth-Heinemann, 2013.
K. J. Bathe, Finite Element Procedures, Prentice Hall, 1996.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | Finite-element method,Finite-element analysis,Computational modelling,Computational mechanics |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Stefanos Papanicolopulos
Tel: (0131 6)50 7214
Email: S.Papanicolopulos@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Tom Lawford-Groves
Tel: (0131 6)50 5687
Email: t.lawford-groves@ed.ac.uk |
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