Difference between revisions of "Computational mechanics"

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Students should know the following:
 
Students should know the following:
  
some explicit and implicit methods of integration of differential equations
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*some explicit and implicit methods of integration of differential equations
fundamentals of molecular dynamics method
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*fundamentals of molecular dynamics method
basics of Finite Element Method
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*basics of Finite Element Method
fundamentals of Computational Mechanics of composite materials
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*fundamentals of Computational Mechanics of composite materials
basic concepts of computational mechanics of non-elastic material
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*basic concepts of computational mechanics of non-elastic material
  
  
 
Students should be able:
 
Students should be able:
  
to formulate a boundary problem of the theory of elasticity, thermal conductivity, electrostatics, piezoelectricity
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*to formulate a boundary problem of the theory of elasticity, thermal conductivity, electrostatics, piezoelectricity
to select methods and solve the problem using existing software, or write a program code
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*to select methods and solve the problem using existing software, or write a program code
to analyse the results
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*to analyse the results
to formulate conclusions and report on progress
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*to formulate conclusions and report on progress
to develop software systems for mechanical processes modelling, working with documentation and using open sources
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*to develop software systems for mechanical processes modelling, working with documentation and using open sources
  
 
The course contains the following items:
 
The course contains the following items:
  
Computer modelling as a tool for scientific and engineering work
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*Computer modelling as a tool for scientific and engineering work
Simple numerical scheme for solving one-dimensional problems of physics
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*Simple numerical scheme for solving one-dimensional problems of physics
Computational Mechanics of discrete media
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*Computational Mechanics of discrete media
*The method of particle dynamics
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**The method of particle dynamics
 
**Computer modelling of non-elastic deformation and fracture
 
**Computer modelling of non-elastic deformation and fracture
  

Revision as of 22:50, 2 May 2015

This area involves study and research in the development and application of numerical and computational methods for the solution of a wide range of problems in solid mechanics, fluid mechanics, and materials science. Students will gain experience with developing models of physical systems, formulating the discretized equations for the model systems of partial differential equations, and implementing these equations in computer codes for their solution and analysis.

Students who have completed the course should have an understanding of the modern scientific concepts of mechanical processes modelling. They have to be aware of modern computing tools used in mechanics as well as of the possibilities of modern commercial software packages available on the market.

Students should know the following:

  • some explicit and implicit methods of integration of differential equations
  • fundamentals of molecular dynamics method
  • basics of Finite Element Method
  • fundamentals of Computational Mechanics of composite materials
  • basic concepts of computational mechanics of non-elastic material


Students should be able:

  • to formulate a boundary problem of the theory of elasticity, thermal conductivity, electrostatics, piezoelectricity
  • to select methods and solve the problem using existing software, or write a program code
  • to analyse the results
  • to formulate conclusions and report on progress
  • to develop software systems for mechanical processes modelling, working with documentation and using open sources

The course contains the following items:

  • Computer modelling as a tool for scientific and engineering work
  • Simple numerical scheme for solving one-dimensional problems of physics
  • Computational Mechanics of discrete media
    • The method of particle dynamics
    • Computer modelling of non-elastic deformation and fracture

• Computational mechanics of continuum

    Thermal conductivity
    Electromagnetism
    Mechanics of solids
    Finite element technique

• Computer modelling features of some engineering problems

    The choice of physical models, tools and methods of calculation
    Special methods of calculation tasks at different scale levels 

• Modelling of deformation of non-elastic materials

     Defining equations and parameters
     Rheological (structural) models
     Calculation algorithms using the rheological models

• Modelling of related fields

     Piezoelectric
     Ferroelectrics

• Modelling of composite materials

     Methods of homogenization of stress and strain fields
     Simulation of soil



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