06MEL67-Computer Aided Modeling and Analysis Laboratory
PART – A
Study of a FEA package and modeling stress analysis of
a. Bars of constant cross section area, tapered cross section area and
stepped bar
b. Trusses – (Minimum 2 exercises)
c. Beams – Simply supported, cantilever, beams with UDL, beams
with varying load etc (Minimum 6 exercises)
PART – B
a) Stress analysis of a rectangular plate with a circular hole
b) Thermal Analysis – 2D problem with conduction and convection
boundry conditions(Minimum 2 exercises)
c) Fluid flow Analysis – Potential distribution in the 2 – D bodies
d) Dynamic Analysis
1) Fixed – fixed beam for natural frequency determination
2) Bar subjected to forcing function
3) Fixed – fixed beam subjected to forcing function
Reference Books
1. A first course in the Finite element method by Daryl L Logan,
Thomason, Third Edition
2. Fundaments of FEM by Hutton – McGraw Hill, 2004
3. Finite Element Analysis by George R. Buchanan, Schaum Series