Academic Catalog

CE559 FINITE ELEMENT APPL.IN GEOTECNICAL ENG.

Course Code: 5620559
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 8.0
Department: Civil Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Graduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. BAHADIR SADIK BAKIR
Offered Semester: Fall or Spring Semesters.

Course Content

Stationary principles. Rayleigh-Ritz method and interpolation. Isoparametric formulation of 2-D and 3-D elements. Plane stress and plain strain analysis. Introduction to nonlinear analysis techniques. Applications in geotechnical engineering.