CE 696DV Advanced Topics in Finite Elements

This is a variable credit course with each student selecting the amount of material he/she intends to study. Registered audits are welcome. It will consist primarily of the study of constitutive equations used to model various materials, and the incorporation of these equations into finite element codes. A large component of the course will be self-study; however, the group will meet one hour a week for discussion and some lecture material. Later in the semester, these meeting may be less frequent as each student seeks out his/her own area of study. The prerequisite for the course is a theoretical and practical understanding of the finite element method such as can be obtained in CE665. The basic programming language will be MATLAB script, although students are free to use whatever language they desire. The topics to be covered include: