Advanced Computational Mechanics

Catalog description

This graduate course is offered to graduate students in the: Civil and Urban Engineering Program and Mechanical Engineering Program. In this course, students gain an in-depth knowledge of various advanced computational mechanics topics that are informed from the current state of the art in research and industry. The topics introduced in this course are in the realm of the formulation and implementation of finite element solution of dynamic and non-linear solid mechanics problems. The students are taught to setup the mathematical formulation of these problems, transform the mathematical model into a numerical model, and solve the numerical model using appropriate tools and algorithms. Various sources of non-linearities are discussed including geometric as well as material non-linearities. The course covers different algorithms that were developed to address various mathematical and physical challenges that are associated with the non-linear and dynamic models. | Prerequisites: CE-GY 6163 or Instructor's permission.