Course detail
FEM for Aerospace
FSI-OKP Acad. year: 2024/2025 Summer semester
The course brings practical view on the finite element method (FEM) and its use to evaluate structure stress and deformation. It focuses on the use of FEM during component design and check, and structural units of aircraft structures. Software system in use is MSC.Patran/Nastran/Dytran.
Language of instruction
Czech
Number of ECTS credits
4
Supervisor
Department
Entry knowledge
Basic knowledge of math, solid mechanics and material strength.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Condition for the course-unit credit award is to deliver a FEM project by required deadline. Work evaluation is made with each student individually and marked according to the valid scale.
Lecturers linked with seminars are compulsory (minimal participation 80%). Reasoned absence can be compensated by consultations.
Aims
Aim is to acquaint students with finite element method and its use in strength calculations of aircraft structures.
The course enables students to gain practical experience with calculation by help of finite element method with focus on aircraft structures.
The study programmes with the given course
Programme C-AKR-P: , Lifelong learning
specialization CLS: , elective
Programme N-LKT-P: Aerospace Technology , Master's
specialization STL: Aircraft Design, compulsory-optional
Programme N-LKT-P: Aerospace Technology , Master's
specialization TLT: Airtransport and Airport Technology, compulsory-optional
Type of course unit
Lecture
13 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Introduction to the problematic of finite element method
2. Description and properties of the most important finite element and their stiffness matrices
3. Assembling of the global stiffness matrix – 1D bar element
4. Assembling of the global stiffness matrix – 1D beam element.
5. Assembling of the global stiffness matrix – 2D element.
6. Material and geometric nonlinearity.
7. Conditions and specialties of idealized aircraft structures in FEM
8. Topology optimization
9. Parametric optimization
10. FEM application on dynamic tasks, explicit solver
Computer-assisted exercise
26 hours, compulsory
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Introduction to the system MSC.Patran/Nastran
2. Usage and options of 1D elements
3. Usage and options of 2D elements
4. Usage and options of 3D elements
5. Combination of 1D and 2D elements – reinforced panel
6. Composite structures in FEM
7. Application of MPC elements, load distribution
8. Analysis of column stability – Buckling
9. Panel stability – Buckling
10. Nonlinear tasks
11. Basics of topology optimization in MSC.Patran/Nastran
12. Basics of parametric optimization in MSC.Patran/Nastran
13. Introduction to the system MSC.Patran/Dytran