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Slides, Additional Notes, Handout, and Others

2000 Winter

MEAM599-B Automotive Body Structure

A GM Sponsored Course in the University of Michigan

Most of the files posted here are prepared by Abobe Acrobat 4. It is strongly recommended to use Acrobat Reader 4. If you do not have this, please download this software from Abode Web Site.

Microsoft Powerpoint Sildes & Excel Examples, Additional Notes

Class 1 (January 6, 2000) : Introduction
Don's Excel File (February 15, 2000) : Dr. Malen's Excel Work Sheet for Minimizing Mass
Beam Element in FEA (February 17, 2000) : Note on Beam Bending FE Analysis

Topics in Mid-Term (February 18, 2000) : Topics in the Midterm Examination

Topology:Package Requirement (March 23, 2000) : A pdf file (slide) to describe package requirement for topology study of automotive bodies
Finite Element Method for Automotive Bodies (March 9, 2000) : Slide for FEM
Topology Optimization (March 23, 2000) : Slide for General Theory of Topology Design and Optimization

Homework

If you have any questions regarding to the grade of your homework, please contact with the grader directly. His e-mail address is seiwoong@engin.umich.edu . Since many of you are not in University of Michigan Campus, you may need contact with him through e-mail.

Homework #0 : Review of Undergraduate Material to Prepare the Course
- Solution of Homework #0 : Just for Review of Your Background
Homework #1 : Bending Related
- Solution of Homework #1 : Bending Related
Solutions of Homework #2 : Bending Related
Solutions of Homework #3 : Torsion Related
Solutions of Midterm Examination : Midterm Examination
Solutions of Homework #4 :
Solutions of Homework #5 : Topology Optimization

TopoDanuki A Topology Optimization Software : Executable Software for Topology Optimization of Three-Dimensional Frame Structures in Window95/98 System Using Microsoft EXCEL Software. Files are zipped by WINZIP. Thus you have to download this into your disk, and unzipped. Then you can find executable program TopoDanuki.