Lab on Advanced Computational Modeling of Mechanical Metamaterials
Objectives
The main target of the course is to provide a solid foundation for the computational modeling of mechanical metamaterials. After the course, the student will be able to identify the main numerical challenges associated with mechanical metamaterials and to perform numerical simulations of mechanical metamaterials. These objectives are achieved by numerous exercises, complemented by critical theoretical aspects.
Topics
Principles, main categories, and properties of mechanical metamaterials: an introduction
Examples and applications of numerical simulations
- Homogenization of metamaterials
- Use of Truss, Beam and Shell elements
Required Skills
Basic knowledge of Ansys and, in general, Finite Element Analyses.
Course Modality and Verification of Learning
The course is offered on-site and on-line (synchronous and asynchronous) with video recordings, hand-outs, etc. of the lectures available off-line (*). The teaching activity includes guided exercises and examples on-site. The exam consists of a written report of the assignments given during the course (i.e. independent simulations and exercises).
(*) Each registered participant acknowledges that the material distributed in the frame of the courses, available for the duration of the current edition of the Postgraduate program, is protected by copyright and delivered for educational purposes and personal use only. The participant agrees and undertakes not to forward, publish, disclose, distribute, disseminate – in any form or manner – such a material without written consent of the author(s) of the material. Unless otherwise explicitly allowed by the speaker in written form, no recordings of the online lectures can be made.
