FEM Education in Undergraduate Studies: Industry-informed Research

 
Caso de Grupo SSC - FEM Education in Undergraduate

Recent mechanical engineering graduates are expected to utilize Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in structural and machine design activities. However, after decades of implementation in engineering programs, the Finite Element Method still challenges instructors and course designers. Aiming to align learning outcomes with industry requirements, we collected and analyzed the opinions from Mexican industrial and academic experts about four aspects of Finite Element Method (FEM) competencies. While the specialists agreed about including theoretical concepts in the syllabus, they preferred skills over fundamental concepts. Besides learning defeaturing to post-processing, engineering students must know how to plan, verify, and validate their finite element studies. Experts expect early design engineers to be facile with Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and have relevant mathematical and programming skills. In terms of FEM solvers, embedded CAD may be an excellent alternative to in-depth coding during students' first exposure to FEM. Our findings can be beneficial for designing related courses and offer guidance to course instructors about balancing theory and practice, overall course contents, and the tools utilized for the practical part of the program.
Autor: Rogelio Pérez Santiago
Procedencia: ITESM

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