2025 (Current Year) Faculty Courses School of Engineering Department of Systems and Control Engineering Graduate major in Systems and Control Engineering
Advanced Course of Computational Mechanics
- Academic unit or major
- Graduate major in Systems and Control Engineering
- Instructor(s)
- Kenji Amaya / Yusuke Miyazaki
- Class Format
- Lecture (Face-to-face)
- Media-enhanced courses
- -
- Day of week/Period
(Classrooms) - 3-4 Fri
- Class
- -
- Course Code
- SCE.A504
- Number of credits
- 100
- Course offered
- 2025
- Offered quarter
- 2Q
- Syllabus updated
- Apr 1, 2025
- Language
- English
Syllabus
Course overview and goals
This course focuses on the advanced computational mechanics used in the analysis of engineering designing.
Topics include finite element methods of dynamical problems, nonlinear analysis and finite differential methods of fluid dynamics.
By combining lectures and exercises, the course enables students to understand and acquire the advanced knowledge of Computational mechanics.
Course description and aims
By the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Understand the theory of finite element methods for dynamical problems
2) Understand the theory of finite element methods for nonlinear problems
3) Understand the theory of large scale problems and multiphysics analysis
4) Acquire the knowledge to perform the practical numerical simulation with FEM and FDM.
Keywords
computational mechanics, continuum mechanics , eigenvalue analysis , nonlinear analysis , computational fluid dynamics , multi -physics analysis
Competencies
- Specialist skills
- Intercultural skills
- Communication skills
- Critical thinking skills
- Practical and/or problem-solving skills
Class flow
Students will get the experience of performing the comptational mechanics using package software.
Course schedule/Objectives
| Course schedule | Objectives | |
|---|---|---|
| Class 1 | Numerical simulation of practical engineering problems | Understanding numerical simulation of practical engineering problems |
| Class 2 | Development of mathematical models | Understanding development of mathematical models |
| Class 3 | FEM of Dynamical problems | Understanding FEM of dynamical problems |
| Class 4 | Contact analysis with FEM | Understanding contact analysis with FEM |
| Class 5 | Fluid Mechanics basic equations | Understanding Fluid Mechanics basic equations |
| Class 6 | Introduction to computational fluid mechanics | Understanding basics of computational fluid mechanics |
| Class 7 | Numerical analysis of Navier-Stokes equations | Understanding Navier-Stokes equations |
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)
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Reference books, course materials, etc.
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Evaluation methods and criteria
Students' knowledge of computational fluid dynamics and finite element method for material mechanics and their ability to apply them to practical problems will be assessed. These are evaluated by report problems 60%, exercise problems 40%.
Related courses
- MAT.C308 ： Continuum Mechanics
- SCE.M304 ： Computational Mechanics
Prerequisites
Students must have successfully completed continuum mechanics or computational mechanics, or have equivalent knowledge.
Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).
Kenji Amaya (amaya[at]sc.e.titech.ac.jp) Yusuke Miyazaki (y-miyazaki[at]sc.e.titech.ac.jp)
Office hours
Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.