1	Course Title:	FINITE ELEMENT METHOD AND APPLICATIONS FOR ENGINEERS
2	Course Code:	OTO4045
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	First Cycle
5	Year of Study:	4
6	Semester:	7
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	3
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	None
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. MURAT YAZICI
16	Course Lecturers:	Arş.Gör.Dr. Harun Güçlü
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	myazici@uludag.edu.tr
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	The aim of the course is to solve basic engineering problems using the finite element method.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	The professional contribution of the course is to give the student R&D competence.

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Learning Outcomes:

1 The learning outcome of the course is to gain the students the ability to use a finite element package program.;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Introduction to Finite Element Method
2	Fundamentals of finite elements: Direct solution method
3	Spring and bar elements
4	Beam elements and Truss Structures
5	Basic finite elements: theoretical solutions of one-dimensional, two-dimensional, three- dimensional problems
6	Introduction of Finite Element Method Package Programs used in Automotive Industry.
7	Finite Elements and Rigid Bodies
8	Meshing with MSC Apex
9	Linear Static Analysis in MSC Apex
10	Non-Linear Static Analysis in MSC Marc
11	Linear and Non-Linear Dynamic Analysis in MSC Nastran
12	Explicit Dynamic Analysis in MSC Dytran
13	Introduction to Composite Modeling with MSC Digimat
14	Composite Layup Modeling with MSC Digimat

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	1. Sonlu Elemanlar Yöntemine Giriş. Jacob Fish, Ted Belytschko, Nobel Yayınları. 2. Fundamentals of Finite Element Analysis. David V. Hutton, McGraw-Hill, 2003. 3. Numerical Methods for Engineers. Steven Chapra, Raymond Canale, McGraw-Hill, 2014.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	It is done with written exams.
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ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	3	42
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	3	7	21
Homeworks, Performances	0	15	45
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	2	2
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	3	3
Total WorkLoad			113
Total workload/ 30 hr			3,77
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

26	CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS
PQ1 PQ2 PQ3 PQ4 PQ5 PQ6 PQ7 PQ8 PQ9 PQ10 PQ11 PQ12 LO1 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 3 4 4 5 5

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High