FACULTY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA

MMJ 1153 – COMPUTATIONAL METHOD IN SOLID MECHANICS

Course Planning (Semester 2, 2010/2011) Kuala Lumpur

Lecture & Topics
Week Date Topics
Lecture 1 Lecture 2 Lecture 3
(Mon.)
1 03 Jan A A A A – Introduction and Overview
2 10 Jan B B B - Mathematical essentials
3 17 Jan B B B B – (Review) 1-D Problem Formulation
4 24 Jan* B B B - Bar elements
5 31 Jan MID-SEMESTER BREAK - Plane truss elements
6 07 Feb C C C C – Plane Elasticity Problem Formulations
7 14 Feb C C C - Plane stress and plane strain using CST
8 21 Feb* C C Test I element
D D D - Axisymmetric elements
9 28 Feb
- Programming structure
10 07 Mar D D D
11 14 Mar* D D D D – Elastic-Plastic Problem Formulations
- Mathematical theory of plasticity
12 21 Mar D D D
- 1-D problems
13 28 Mar E E E - Plane stress and plane strain
14 04 Apr E E E
E – Physical Interpretation of FEA Results
15 11 Apr* E Test II Closure - Case studies in solid mechanics and
16 18 Apr SUDY LEAVE structures
17 25 Apr FINAL EXAMINATION

Course Assessment:
TEST 1 20 Notes:
TEST 2 20 • Lectures will be delivered in English
Assignment/ language.
Project/Quiz 20 • Actual date of tests will be announced.
Final Exam 40
100 %

Course Instructor:
Prof. Dr. Mohd Nasir Tamin, CEng
Room: C23-328
Tel: 07-5534622 / 012-7781410
e-mail: taminmn@fkm.utm.my, taminmn@gmail.com

Recommended References:
1. Introduction to Finite Elements in Engineering, 3rd ed., T.R. Chandrupatla and A.D.
Belegundu, Prentice-Hall, NJ (USA), 2001.
2. The Finite Element Method for Engineers, 3rd ed., K.H. Huebner, E.A. Thornton and T.G.
Byrom, John Wiley & Sons, 1982.
3. Finite Element Procedures, K.J. Bathe, Prentice-Hall, NJ (USA), 1996.
4. Finite Elements in Plasticity – Theory and Practice, D.R.J. Owen and E. Hinton,
Pineridge Press Ltd. (UK), 1980.
5. Fortran 77 and Numerical Methods for Engineers, G.J. Borse, PWS Engineering, Boston,
MA (USA), 1985.

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