The Finite Element Method - FEM 1

The Finite Element Method with one of Brazil's leading CAE authorities.

FEM 1: Structural Simulation for Engineering delivers a solid foundation in structural analysis — from element stiffness to isoparametric formulation — applied to real projects: naval structures, buses, railcars, bridges, and mechanical components.

Your instructor: Avelino Alves Filho, Ph.D. in Engineering from USP's Polytechnic School — 50 years of teaching (17 at PECE/USP), CAE leadership for Embraer, Petrobras, VW, Caterpillar, and the Brazilian Navy, and author of 18 books on finite elements and CAE technology.

Review your instructor's full credentials, projects, and publications: https://www.linkedin.com/in/avelino-alves-filho-phd-88a7983/

Learn the theory behind the software and verify your simulations with confidence.

Course Curriculum

Classes 1 to 3: Foundations and laws that apply to all finite elements

Classes 4 to 7: The spring: understanding element stiffness and structure stiffness

Classes 8 and 9: The truss element: local and global coordinates and their role in the formulation of the method.

Classes 10 to 12: The beam element and superposition of behaviors. Also, the 1st computational application.

Classes 13 and 14: The four behaviors of structural mechanics: beams, plates, solids and thin wall beams.

Classes 15 and 16: Interpolations, preparing to the 2D and 3D world

Class 17: Physical behaviors and real case examples.

Classes 18 and 19: A review in the theory of elasticity before entering the plane and space.

Classes 20 to 28: Elements formulation and software verification. Why some elements are so better than others.

Classes 29 and 30: Virtual work and the stiffness matrix

Classes 31 to 33: Isoparametric formulation and the Jacobian.

Class 34: General formulation and final considerations