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Applying a Professional Finite Elements Software in Undergraduate Studies of Structural Analysis and Design

Year: 2024

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: The Structural Analysis and Design Engineering Technology Program at the University of Houston-Downtown has an agreement with the company Dlubal Software Inc. since the Fall of 2019 to use, for academic purposes, the professional RFEM ® software that performs the structural analysis and design of structures.The agreement allows our undergraduate students to be exposed to professional and advanced software that is used for courses in structural analysis, structural dynamics, and the comprehensive capstone design course.The full version of the software allows the study of structures with different complexity without restriction due to their size, type of loads or design requirements.The projects presented in this paper are examples of a successful technology transfer from industry to university using professional software.The active support of Dlubal Software, Inc. allowed students to correctly apply the software capabilities.Projects of this nature require interaction between student, instructor, and the software developer, ultimately resulting in a high-impact experience.Students can appreciate how the theory given in the classroom is applied to advanced software to solve large and complex problems.

Source: ASEE Gulf Southwest Section Conference

DOI: 10.18260/1-2--39163

Authors: Jorge Tito, Amy Heilig

Institutions: University of Houston - Downtown, Prairie View A&M University, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Language: English

Topic: Engineering Education and Pedagogy

Subfield: Education

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: bronze

OpenAlex ID: W4391352166