CODE 60142 ACADEMIC YEAR 2025/2026 CREDITS 6 cfu anno 2 INGEGNERIA MECCANICA - PROGETTAZIONE E PRODUZIONE 9269 (LM-33) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR ING-IND/14 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER 2° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: MECHANICS OF VIBRATION AND STRUCTURAL FEM DESIGN TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES To provide the students with general knowledge and engineering skills about the Finite Element Method, in order to transfer the ability to properly of create and use the finite element models of mechanical components and assemblies developed to perform structural verification analyses. TEACHING METHODS Lectures and exercises in computer lab SYLLABUS/CONTENT Matrix methods for discrete beam structures (frames and pin joined beam structures). The finite element method fundamentals : shape functions, convergence criteria, error estimation. The most common 2D and 3D finite elements : theory bases and application examples. Mesh generation by direct methods and by using mesh generation tools. Discretization criteria. Dynamics, heat transfer and structural optimization problems solved by finite element techniques. Worked examples developed using the general purpose FEM code ANSYS RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Lecture notes. Any text in Finite Element Method (e.g. O. C. Zienkiewicz : “The finite element method”- III Ed. , McGraw Hill, London ) TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD FLAVIA LIBONATI Ricevimento: Contact the teacher by email to schedule an appointment (flavia.libonati@unige.it) MATTIA FRASCIO LESSONS LESSONS START https://corsi.unige.it/en/corsi/9269 Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Examination in a computer lab, to solve thermo-structural problems by using the ANSYS code FURTHER INFORMATION Pre-requisites : None beyond Master admissions pre-requisites