CAE - SIMULATION OF MECHANICAL STRUCTURES

Course Information
TitleCAE - ΠΡΟΣΟΜΟΙΩΣΗ ΜΜΗΧΑΝΟΛΟΓΙΚΩΝ ΚΑΤΑΣΚΕΥΩΝ / CAE - SIMULATION OF MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
Code394
FacultyEngineering
SchoolMechanical Engineering
Cycle / Level1st / Undergraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter
CoordinatorGeorgios Savvaidis
CommonYes
StatusActive
Course ID600019783

Programme of Study: UPS of School of Mechanical Engineering

Registered students: 19
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
Design and StructuresCompulsory Course belonging to the selected specialization (Compulsory Specialization Course)955

Class Information
Academic Year2021 – 2022
Class PeriodWinter
Faculty Instructors
Weekly Hours3
Class ID
600192610
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Face to face
  • Distance learning
Language of Instruction
  • Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
Required Courses
  • 108 STATICS
  • 112 MECHANICS OF MATERIALS
  • 305 FINITE ELEMENTS METHOD
Learning Outcomes
After successful completion of the course, students should be able to: (a) Create accurate Finite Element models (b) To work efficiently with state-of-the-art pre- and postprocessing software (c) To evaluate the results
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Make decisions
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Design and manage projects
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
3D-surface definition using CAD systems. Databases of the CAD systems and neutral file standards (IGES, VDA-FS, STEP, SET). FE-Descritization of 3D-structures and elements quality evaluation. Applying boundary conditions and loads. FEA modules for structural analysis, with applications in automotive body design. Post processing, results analysis and structure optimization.
Keywords
CAD, FEM, CAE
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures451.5
Reading Assigment200.7
Interactive Teaching in Information Center150.5
Project501.7
Written assigments200.7
Total1505
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
  • Performance / Staging (Summative)
Last Update
06-10-2020