GOALS: This course aims at providing students with theoretical and practical skills to understand and perform non -linear computations.

 

Learning outcomes: 

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES

LEVEL(*)

TEACHING STRATEGIES

Understand basics of non-linear finite element problems in the time domain or in the material domain

C

Lectures/Tutorials/Laboratory

(*) Levels: K: Knowledge, C: Comprehension, AP: Application, AN: Analysis, S: Synthesis, E: Expertness

 Content headlines:

 

Practical works 1 (1h30 Lecture CLB, 3h Tutorial CLB)

Introduction to Cast3M FE Code 

 

Numerical methods for non-linear problems (3h Lecture GPC, 3h Tutorial CLB)

Iterative solution to non-linear problems

Time dependant problems and discretization

 

Computational dynamics of structures (3h Lecture GPC, 3h Tutorial CLB)

Frequential analysis

Time domain simulations

 

Practical works 2 (6h)

Mini project illustrating the two above points

 

Non-linear behaviour of materials (4h30 Lecture CLB, 4h30 Tutorial CLB)

Reminders on elasticity and elastic criteria

Theory of plasticity

Damage mechanics

 

Practical works 3 (4h30 CLB)

Mini project illustrating the above point