Overview          

The objective of this course is address the modeling and finite element simulation of non-linear thermal and structural systems.

You will develop your own finite models using MATLAB, and, compare them against commercial implementations

Text-book: "An Introduction to Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis" by J.N. Reddy, Oxford Press.

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Class Information

When: M-W 5:00 PM -6:15 PM
Where: 1156 ME Building
Instructor: Krishnan Suresh suresh@engr.wisc.edu
Office Hours: Send email

Pre-requisites:

1. ME 444 (Linear elasticity)
2. EMA 605 (Finite element method)
3. MATLAB programming