Basics of numerical calculation in civil engineering

Intended Learning Outcomes:

• Develop a thorough understanding of the fundamental principles of the Finite Element Method
• Be able to apply the Finite Element Method to model and analyse civil engineering structures

1. Revision of key concepts in continuum mechanics
2. Discretisation principles in the finite element method
3. Energy-based formulation
4. Boundary conditions
5. Convergence
6. Applications