Computational Mechanics of Materials

Calendar

LEC #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Elastic Solids; Legendre Transformation; Isotropy; Equilibrium; Compatibility; Constitutive Relations; Variational Calculus; Example of a Functional: String; Extrema - Calculus of Variations; Local Form of Stationarity Condition
2	Vainberg Theorem; Hu-Washizu Functional
3	Specialized (Simplified) Variational Principles; Hellinger-Reissner Principle; Complementary Energy Principle; Minimum Potential Energy Theorem; Approximation Theory; Rayleigh - Ritz Method	Assignment 1 Out
4	Weighted - Residuals / Galerkin; Principle of Virtual Work; Geometrical Interpretation of Galerkin’s Method; Galerkin Weighting; Best Approximation Method; The Finite Element Method
5	Sobolev Norms; Global Shape Function; Computation of K and fext; Isoparametric Elements
6	Higher Order Interpolation; Isoparametric Triangular Elements; Numerical Integration; Gauss Quadrature	Assignment 1 Due Assignment 2 Out
7	Error Estimation, Convergence of Finite Element Approximations; Error Estimates From Interpolation Theory
8	Linear Elasticity; Numerical Integration Errors; Basic Error Estimates; Conditions for Convergence; Patch Test
9	Incompressible Elasticity; Hooke’s Law; Governing Equations; “B”-Matrix; Volumetric and Deviatoric Components of “Kh”
10	Constraints Ratio; Variational Principle of Incompressible Elasticity; Saddle Point Problem; Constrained Minimization Problem; Reduced Selective Integration; Penalty Formulation
11	Assumed Strain Methods; Euler Equations; Mean Dilatation Method; General Expression for Anisotropic Elasticity; Mixed Methods; Discretized Lagrangian	Assignment 2 Due Assignment 3 Out
12	Finite Elasticity; Metric Changes; State of Stress; Field Equations: Linear Momentum Balance, Angular Momentum Balance, Energy Balance; Nonlinear Elastic Solid
13	Variational Formulation; Minimum Potential Energy Principle; Finite Element Approximations; Rayleigh - Ritz Method; Galerkin Approach
14	Newton-Raphson Solution Procedure; Continuation Method; Iteration Process; Computation of Tangent Stiffness; Spatial Formulation
15	Isoparametric Elements; Commutative Diagram; Tangent Stiffness; Calculation of Tangent Stiffness (continued); Material Frame Indifference; Lagrangian Moduli	Assignment 3 Due
16	Material Formulation; Specific Material Models; Isotropic Elasticity; Stress-strain Relations; Cayley-Hamilton Theorem; Examples of Constitutive Relations for Finite Elasticity; Saint-Venant / Kirchhoff Model; Mooney-Riulin Model; Neo-Hookean Model Extended to Compressible Range; Computation of Tangent Moduli
17	Time Dependent Problems; Nonlinear Elastodynamics (Hyperbolic); Nonlinear Heat Conduction (Parabolic); Initial Boundary Value Problem (IBVP); Finite Element (semi) Discretization	Assignment 4 Out
18	Constitutive Relations: Fourier Law of Heat Conduction; Finite Element Discretization (Spatial); Time-stepping Algorithms; Newmark Predicators; Newmark Correctors; Convergence Check; Explicit Dynamics
19	Trapezoidal Rule - Heat Conduction; Trapezoidal Predictor; Equivalent Static Problem; Trapezoidal Correctors; Convergence Check
20	Connection Between Newmark Algorithm and Multistep Methods; Mass Humping; Consistent Mass; Nodal Quadrature; Row (Column) Sum Method; Algorithms Analysis; General Initial Value Problem (IVP)	Assignment 4 Due
21	Energy Conservation / Dissipation; Abstract Algorithms; Convergence; Conditions of Convergence; Consistency
22	Examples: Trapezoidal Rule; Newmark’s Algorithm; Stability; Trapezoidal Rule, Scalar Problem	Assignment 5 Out
23	Multidimensional Case; Spectral Radius, Lax Equivalence Theorem
24	Stability Properties of Trapezoidal Rule; Eigenprojections; Choice of time step; Stability of Newmark’s Algorithm; Iron’s Bounding Principle
25	Nonlinear Algorithms; Small-strain Plasticity; Kuhn-Tucker Form; Elastic-plastic Moduli; Isotropic-kinematic Hardening
26	Time-stepping Algorithms for Constitutive Relations; Numerical Quadrature; Newton-Raphson Solution Procedure; Backward Euler; Geometrical Interpretation; Closest Point Projection Algorithms; J2-isotropic Hardening	Assignment 5 Due