MEC E563- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 139 pages long!)

• School: University of Alberta
• Department: Mechanical Engineering
• Course: MEC E563
• Professor: Walied Moussa

Document Summary

This is a textbook about linear structural analysis using the finite element method (fem) as a discretization tool. It is intended to support an introductory course at the rst-year level of graduate studies in aerospace, mechanical, or civil engineering. Basic prerequisites to understanding the material covered here are: (1) a working knowledge of matrix algebra, and (2) an undergraduate structures course at the materials of mechanics level. Helpful but not required are previous courses in continuum mechanics and advanced structures. This chapter presents an overview of what the book covers, and what nite elements are. This section outlines where the book material ts within the vast scope of mechanics. In the ensuing multilevel classi cation, topics addressed in some depth in this book are emphasized in bold typeface. The branch of physics that studies the effect of forces and energy on physical bodies. 1. De nitions of mechanics in dictionaries usually state two avors: