TB1 - PRACTICAL FINITE ELEMENTS

The objective of this course is to teach students the fundamentals of finite element analysis of structures. In this field, it is essential for engineers to know the basic principles, assumptions and limitations of the modeling choices made and to be able to analyze the results obtained.

Structural modeling can be divided into 4 areas, which will be covered during the various sessions of the course:

• Knowledge of finite elements
• The geometry of the structure
• The load to which it is subjected
• The properties of the materials it is made of

Each lesson will include a theoretical introduction followed by a numerical application during a practical session. Two calculation software packages are used: Castem, the CEA's free software package, which has no interface and allows the different stages of the calculation to be understood; and Abaqus, one of the most widely used software packages in industry for the calculation of structures.

In this section, at the very least, the titles of the different TUs should be indicated, as well as their hourly volume and weighting coefficient, if applicable.

The coherence between the TUs could be, for example : 

• Different perspectives and complementary methods on the same concept
• Different entities/notions needed to understand a complex system
• A sequence of teaching elements of increasing difficulty Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

Tronc commun Continuum Mechanics is a necessary prerequisite for this GP.

TB1 titled 'Fundamentals of Finite Element Analysis': Formal fundamentals of the finite element method applied to mechanics. Perhaps a good introduction to this GP.

Mechanics' Major: This GP is a numerical implementation of the concepts learned in the Mechanics' Major.

Health and Personalized Medicine' Challenge, Eco-design Challenge: this GP is a good prerequisite for the Biomechanics and Numerical Mechanics courses in these GPs