2021 Faculty Courses School of Engineering Department of Mechanical Engineering Graduate major in Engineering Sciences and Design
Materials Modeling and Simulation for Engineering Design
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Engineering Sciences and Design
- Instructor(s)
- Kazuaki Inaba / Anil Wijeyewickrema
- Class Format
- Lecture/Exercise
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 1-4 Thu
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- ESD.D402
- Number of credits
- 110
- Course offered
- 2021
- Offered quarter
- 3Q
- Syllabus updated
- Jul 10, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course focuses on computational mechanics when designing. Topics include basics of computational mechanics, stiffness matrix, governing equations for elastic material, basics of finite element method, practical knowledge of FEM.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to use computational mechanics when students want to design something.
Keywords
Computational mechanics, Design
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
This course introduces basics and computational mechanics and checks students' understanding by exercise in the first half of the course. Students will have chances to work on cases by applying knowledge acquired through this course in the latter half of the course.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Basics of computational mechanics |
Understand basics of computational mechanics |
| Class 2 | Basics of digital design |
Understand digital design |
| Class 3 | stiffness matrix |
Understand stiffness matrix |
| Class 4 | Governing equations for elastic material |
Understand governing equations for elastic material |
| Class 5 | Energy principle |
Understand energy principle |
| Class 6 | Beam element |
Understand beam element |
| Class 7 | Strength of mechanics |
Understand strength of mechanics |
| Class 8 | Thin plate deformation |
Understand thin plate deformation |
| Class 9 | modeling and elements |
Understand modeling and elements |
| Class 10 | meshing, boundary conditions, material properties |
Understand meshing, boundary conditions, material properties |
| Class 11 | validation, interpretation, evaluation |
Understand validation, interpretation, evaluation |
| Class 12 | stress concentration |
Understand stress concentration |
| Class 13 | Exercise Design tape cutter |
Understand the topics covered and evaluate one's own progress. |
| Class 14 | Shape optimization |
Understand shape optimization |
Study advice (preparation and review)
To enhance effective learning, students are encouraged to spend approximately 100 minutes preparing for class and another 100 minutes reviewing class content afterwards (including assignments) for each class.
They should do so by referring to textbooks and other course material.
Textbook(s)
None
Reference books, course materials, etc.
Jacob Fish, Ted Belytschko, A first course in finite elements, Wiley
Satoshi Izumi, Shinsuke Sakai, Practical Finite Element Simulation, Morikita (Japanese)
Evaluation methods and criteria
Exercise (35%) and report(65%)
Related courses
- TSE.A202 ： Solid Mechanics and Structure Engineering
- ESD.D401 ： Material Selection for Engineering Design
Prerequisites
student require the following knowledge: basics of mathematics and strength of material