ECTS - Boundary Element Method Programming
Boundary Element Method Programming (MDES651) Course Detail
Course Name | Course Code | Season | Lecture Hours | Application Hours | Lab Hours | Credit | ECTS |
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Boundary Element Method Programming | MDES651 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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Course Language | English |
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Course Type | N/A |
Course Level | Ph.D. |
Mode of Delivery | Face To Face |
Learning and Teaching Strategies | Lecture. |
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Course Objectives | The main objective of this course is to acquaint the students with the basic concepts about the programming principles of boundary element method. The students will learn the procedures in developing a boundary element formulation for specific engineering problems and with the obtain formulation; they will be able to program specific problems to solve given tasks. |
Course Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Content | Vector calculus; boundary value problems in mechanics; general outline of boundary element formulation; direct and indirect formulations; discretization-elements and integration; assembly and solution techniques; advanced techniques-dual reciprocity and multiple reciprocity, substructuring and boundary element-finite element coupling; parallel prog |
Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies
Week | Subjects | Preparation |
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1 | Mathematical introduction: Vector calculus and boundary value problems, numerical solution techniques of BVPs | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
2 | Boundary element method formulations | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
3 | Boundary element formulations – direct method | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
4 | Boundary element formulations – indirect method | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
5 | Several application problems: Laplace equation, linear Poisson equations, linear theory of elasticity | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
6 | Discretization of the domain – element types | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
7 | Discretization of the domain – integrations over elements | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
8 | Near singular, weakly singular integrals and integrals containing higher singularities | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
9 | Numerical evaluation of Cauchy principal value integrals and Hadamard Finite Part integrals | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
10 | Assembly and solution | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
11 | Pre- and post-processing of data | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
12 | Alternative formulations; dual reciprocity, multiple reciprocity and domain decomposition techniques | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
13 | Finite element – boundary element coupling | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
14 | Parallel programming issues in boundary element method | Related pages of the textbook and other courses |
15 | Overall review | - |
16 | Final exam | - |
Sources
Course Book | 1. [1] Beer, G., Programming the boundary element method, John Wiley &Sons, (2001). |
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Other Sources | 2. [2] Gao, X. W., Davies, T. G., Boundary element programming in mechanics, Cambridge University Press, (2002). |
3. [3] Brebbia C. A., Domingues, J., Boundary elements, McGraw-Hill, (1992).. | |
4. [4] Wrobel, L.C., The boundary element method v.1 Applications in thermo-fluids and acoustics, John Wiley and Sons Inc., (2002) | |
5. [5] Aliabadi, M.H., The boundary element method v.2 Applications in solids and structures, John Wiley and Sons Inc., (2002) |
Evaluation System
Requirements | Number | Percentage of Grade |
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Attendance/Participation | 1 | 5 |
Laboratory | - | - |
Application | - | - |
Field Work | - | - |
Special Course Internship | - | - |
Quizzes/Studio Critics | 5 | 5 |
Homework Assignments | 5 | 40 |
Presentation | - | - |
Project | - | - |
Report | - | - |
Seminar | - | - |
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury | 1 | 20 |
Final Exam/Final Jury | 1 | 30 |
Toplam | 13 | 100 |
Percentage of Semester Work | 70 |
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Percentage of Final Work | 30 |
Total | 100 |
Course Category
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Major Area Courses | X |
Supportive Courses | |
Media and Managment Skills Courses | |
Transferable Skill Courses |
The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications
# | Program Qualifications / Competencies | Level of Contribution | ||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | Gains the ability to understand and apply knowledge in the fields of mathematics, science and basic sciences at the level of expertise. | |||||
2 | Gains the ability to access wide and deep knowledge in the field of Engineering by doing scientific research with current techniques and methods, evaluate, interpret and implement the gained knowledge. | |||||
3 | Being aware of the latest developments his/her field of study, defines problems, formulates and develops new and/or original ideas and methods in solutions. | |||||
4 | Designs and applies theoretical, experimental, and model-based research, analyzes and interprets the results obtained at the level of expertise. | |||||
5 | Gains the ability to use the applications, techniques, modern tools and equipment in his/her field of study at the level of expertise. | |||||
6 | Designs, executes and finalizes an original work process independently. | |||||
7 | Can work in interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary teams, lead teams, use the information of different disciplines together and develop solution approaches. | |||||
8 | Pays regard to scientific, social and ethical values in all professional activities and acquires responsibility consciousness at the level of expertise. | |||||
9 | Contributes to the literature by communicating the processes and results of his/her academic studies in written form or orally in national and international academic environments, communicates effectively with communities and scientific staff working in the field of specialization. | |||||
10 | Gains the skill of lifelong learning at the level of expertise. | |||||
11 | Communicates verbally and in written form using a foreign language at least at the European Language Portfolio B2 General Level. | |||||
12 | Recognizes the social, environmental, health, safety, legal aspects of engineering applications, as well as project management and business life practices, being aware of the limitations they place on engineering applications. |
ECTS/Workload Table
Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Total Workload |
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Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory | |||
Application | |||
Special Course Internship | |||
Field Work | |||
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
Presentation/Seminar Prepration | |||
Project | |||
Report | |||
Homework Assignments | 5 | 5 | 25 |
Quizzes/Studio Critics | |||
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury | 2 | 8 | 16 |
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury | 1 | 10 | 10 |
Total Workload | 131 |