Course Code: NA – 415

FINITE ELEMENT METHODS FOR

MARINE APPLICATIONS
Course Instructor: Dr. Syed Waqar Hasan
Ph.D (Energy Engg.)
MS (Energy Engg.)
BE (Mechanical Engg.)

Assistant Professor
Department of Naval Architecture, PNEC – NUST

Lecture: 2
Comparison of Finite Element and Finite
Difference Methods

Lecture 1: Basic Concepts of the FEM

Lecture 1: Basic Concepts of the FEM
Stiffness Matrices, Spring and Bar Elements

Lecture 2 4
LINEAR SPRING AS A FINITE
ELEMENT

Lecture 2 5
 [ 𝑘
−𝑘
−𝑘
𝑘 ]{ } 𝑢1
𝑢2

( 𝑘 𝑢1 ) + ( − 𝑘 𝑢 2 )= −𝑘 (𝑢2 −𝑢1 )

A general matrix is designated by

brackets [ ] and a column matrix (vector)
by braces { }.

Lecture 2 6
 [ 𝑘𝑒 ] = [ 𝑘
−𝑘
−𝑘
𝑘 ]

Lecture 2 7