MECH&AE 261B · MAE 261BFinite Element Analysis for Solids and Structures
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering · 4 units · Graduate courses (200-299)
Application of finite element method to classical and state-of-art modeling and design problems for solids and structures. Introduction of commercial mainstream finite element program—ABAQUS—and demonstration of how to use it in advanced way. Topics include review of finite element method, static and dynamic linear elasticity, finite deformation of hyperelastic materials, instability analysis, fracture, and implementation of user-defined subroutines in ABAQUS. Term projects using computers.
Letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
Official UCLA wording
Requisite: course 156A or M256A, or consent of instructor. Strongly recommended requisites: courses M168, M256B, 261A.
BruinTree reads · Prerequisite
needs reviewconfidence 0.55 · from text- MECH&AE 156A
- MECH&AE M256A
- consent of instructor
- · mixed comma-level AND/OR in "course 156A or M256A, or consent of instructor" — grouping is a best reading
BruinTree reads · Recommended
confidence 1.00 · from textRequires
Everything that has to come before this course, not just the courses named in the requisite above.
MECH&AE 261B
- MECH&AE 156AAdvanced Strength of Materials
- MECH&AE 82Mathematics of Engineering
- MECH&AE M20Introduction to Computer Programming with MATLAB
- MECH&AE 101Statics and Strength of Materials
- MATH 31BIntegration and Infinite Series
- MECH&AE M168Introduction to Finite Element Methods
- MECH&AE 166AAnalysis of Aerospace Structures
- C&EE 130Elementary Structural Mechanics
- MECH&AE M256ALinear Elasticity
- MECH&AE M256BNonlinear Elasticity
- MECH&AE 261AEnergy and Computational Methods in Structural Mechanics
5 direct requisites. Showing 23 courses over 3 levels; the branches marked with a count carry on past it. Every course here opens its own tree.
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