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Finite element method is to find the solution of a
complicated problem by replacing it by a simpler one
Approximate solution rather than the exact solution
Just like Finite Element Method, it also requires Nodes and Elements but as the name
suggest, it considers only the outer boundary of the domain
Is it possible to use all the above listed methods (FEA ,BEM , FVM,
FDM) to solve same problem
YES ! But the difference is in Accuracy achieved , programming ease
and time required to obtain the solution
Area of Problems Area of Problems
study study
Stress Analysis Of Nuclear Engg Analysis of Nuclear
Pressure Vessels, Pressure Vessels and
Mechanical
Pistons, Containment Structures;
design
Composite Materials, Steady-state Temperature
Linkages, and Gears Distribution in Reactor
Static Analysis of Trusses, Components
Frames, Folded Plates, Biomedical Stress analysis of
Civil Engg. Shell Roofs, Shear Walls, Engg eyeballs,
Bridges, and Concrete Bones, And Teeth;
Structures Load-bearing Capacity Of
Static Analysis of Aircraft Implant And Mechanics
Aircraft Wings, Fins, Rockets, of Heart Valves
structures Spacecraft, Electrical Steady-state analysis of
and Missile Structures machines & synchronous and
Steady-state Temperature electro- induction machines,
Heat magnetics eddy current, and core
Distribution in Solids and
Conduction losses
Fluid
Can readily handle very complex The FEM obtains only "approximate"
geometry solutions.
Can handle a wide variety of
engineering problems:
-Solid mechanics
The FEM has "inherent" errors
- Dynamics
- Heat problems
- Fluids
Can handle complex restraints:
Mistakes by users can be fatal
-Indeterminate structures
Can handle complex loading:
-Nodal load (point loads)
-Element -
-Time or frequency dependent
loading
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Finite Element Method (FEM) both are
one & the same.
First step of the finite element analysis involves the discretization of the
irregular domain into smaller and regular sub-domains, known as finite
elements
Two-dimensional case:
Three-dimensional case:
For n = 2 (Quadratic Model)
One-dimensional case:
Two-dimensional case:
Three-dimensional case:
Validation and Effectiveness of the FEM depends on how best
approximate solution converges to the exact solution
1. The displacement with in an element must be continuous.