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1. Lecture #10
Finite Element Methods and Its
Applications in MEMS
Department of Instrumentation & Control Engineering, MIT, Manipal
1
2. Content
1. Finite Element Methods
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Formulation of Finite Element Method
1.3 Applications of the Finite Element Method
1.4 Advantages of the Finite Element Method
2. Introduction to Stiffness (Displacement) Method
2.1 Definition of the Stiffness Matrix
2.2 Derivation of the Stiffness Matrix for a Spring Element
2.2.1 Selection of Element Type
2.2.2 Selection of Displacement Function
2.2.3 Definition of the Strain/Displacement and Stress/Strain
Relationships
2.2.4 Derivation of the Element Stiffness Matrix and Equations
2.2.5 Assembly of the Element Equations to Obtain the Global
Equations and Introduce Boundary Conditions
2.2.6 Solve for the Nodal Displacements
2.2.7 Solve for the Element Forces
2.3 Example Problem
3 Potential Energy Approach to Derive Spring Element Equations
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Total/minimum Potential Energy
3.3 Formulation of spring element from energy method
3.4 Example Problem
4 Weighted Residual Methods
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Principle of Weighted Residual Methods
4.3 Bar Element Formulation
5 Finite Element Analysis and its Application in MEMS
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Heat Transfer Analysis
5.3 Thermal Stress Analysis
5.4 Thermal Fatigue Stress Analysis
5.5 Static Analysis
5.6 Modal Analysis
5.7 Software Tools
6 References
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3. Finite Element Methods
Finite element method (FEM) is a numerical method to solve engineering problems with
complex geometries, materials and loads by converting a continuum into a discrete system.
It has been applied to a number of physical problems, where the governing
differential equations are available.
The method essentially consists of assuming the piecewise continuous function for the
solution and obtaining the parameters of the functions in a manner that reduces the error in
the solution.
The finite element method involves modeling the structure using small interconnected
elements called finite elements.
A displacement function is associated with each finite element.
Every interconnected element is linked, directly or indirectly, to every other element
through common (or shared) interfaces, including nodes and/or boundary lines and/or
surfaces.
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4. Finite Element Methods
By using known stress/strain properties for the material making up the structure, one can
determine the behavior of a given node in terms of the properties of every other element in
the structure.
The total set of equations describing the behavior of each node results in a series of
algebraic equations best expressed in matrix notation.
There are two general direct approaches traditionally associated with the finite element
method as applied to structural mechanics problems.
One approach, called the force, or flexibility method, uses internal forces as the unknowns
of the problem.
To obtain the governing equations, first the equilibrium equations are used. Then necessary
additional equations are found by introducing compatibility equations.
The result is a set of algebraic equations for determining the redundant or unknown forces.
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5. Finite Element Methods
The second approach, called the displacement, or stiffness method, assumes the
displacements of the nodes as the unknowns of the problem.
For instance, compatibility conditions requiring that elements connected at a common
node, along a common edge, or on a common surface before loading remain connected at
that node, edge, or surface after deformation takes place are initially satisfied.
Then the governing equations are expressed in terms of nodal displacements using the
equations of equilibrium and an applicable law relating forces to displacements.
These two direct approaches result in different unknowns (forces or displacements) in the
analysis and different matrices associated with their formulations (flexibilities or
stiffnesses).
It has been shown that, for computational purposes, the displacement (or stiffness) method
is more desirable because its formulation is simpler for most structural analysis problems.
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6. Finite Element Methods
Furthermore, a vast majority of general-purpose finite element programs have incorporated
the displacement formulation for solving structural problems.
Another general method that can be used to develop the governing equations for both
structure and nonstructural problems is the variational method.
The variational method includes a number of principles. One of these principles
extensively used is the theorem of minimum potential energy that applies to materials
behaving in a linear-elastic manner.
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7. Formulation of Finite Element Methods
Step 1:Discretize and Select the Element Types:
Discretization involves dividing the body into an equivalent system of finite elements with
associated nodes and choosing the most appropriate element type to model most closely
the actual physical behavior.
The total number of elements used and their variation in size and type within a given body
are primarily matters of engineering judgment.
The elements must be made small enough to give usable results and yet large enough to
reduce computational effort.
Small elements (and possibly higher-order elements) are generally desirable where the
results are changing rapidly, such as where changes in geometry occur; large elements can
be used where results are relatively constant.
The discretized body or mesh is often created with mesh-generation programs or
preprocessor programs available to the user.
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8. Formulation of Finite Element Methods
Step 1:Discretize and Select the Element Types:
Discretization involves dividing the body into an equivalent system of finite elements with
associated nodes and choosing the most appropriate element type to model most closely
the actual physical behavior.
The total number of elements used and their variation in size and type within a given body
are primarily matters of engineering judgment.
The elements must be made small enough to give usable results and yet large enough to
reduce computational effort.
Small elements (and possibly higher-order elements) are generally desirable where the
results are changing rapidly, such as where changes in geometry occur; large elements can
be used where results are relatively constant.
The discretized body or mesh is often created with mesh-generation programs or
preprocessor programs available to the user.
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9. Formulation of Finite Element Methods
(a) Simple two-noded tine element (typically used to represent a bar or beam element) and
the higher-order line element
(b) Simple two-dimensional elements with corner nodes (typically used to represent
plane stress/strain) and higher-order two-dimensional elements with intermediate
nodes along the sides
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10. Formulation of Finite Element Methods
(c) Simple three-dimensional elements (typically used to represent three-dimensional stress
state) and higher-order three-dimensional elements with intermediate nodes along edges
(d) Simple axisymmetric triangular-and quadrilateral elements used for
axisymmetric problems
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11. Formulation of Finite Element Methods
Step 2: Selection of Displacement Function:
It involves choosing a displacement function within each element. The function is defined
within the element using the nodal values of the element.
Linear, quadratic, and cubic polynomials are frequently used functions because they are
simple to work with in finite element formulation. However, trigonometric series can also
be used. For a two-dimensional element, the displacement function is a function of the
coordinates in its plane (the x-y plane).
The functions are expressed in terms of the nodal unknowns (in the two-dimensional
problem, in terms of an x and a y component). The same general displacement function can
be used repeatedly for each element.
Hence the finite element method is one in which a continuous quantity, such as the
displacement throughout the body, is approximated by a discrete model composed of a set
of piecewise-continuous functions defined within each finite domain or finite element.
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12. Formulation of Finite Element Methods
Step 3: Define the Strain/Displacement and Stress/Strain Relationships:
Strain/displacement and stress/strain, relationships are necessary for deriving the equations
for each finite element. In the case of one-dimensional deformation, say, in the x direction,
we have strain
x related to displacement u by
(1.1)
for small strains. In addition, the stresses must be related to the strains through the
stress/strain law-generally called the constitutive law. The ability to define the material
behavior accurately is most important in obtaining acceptable results. The simplest of
stress/strain laws, Hooke's law, which is often used in stress analysis, is given by
(1.2)
where = stress in the x direction and E = modulus of elasticity.
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13. Formulation of Finite Element Methods
Step 4: Derive the Element Stiffness Matrix and Equations:
Initially, the development of element stiffness matrices and element equations as based on
the concept of stiffness influence coefficients, which presupposes a background in
structural analysis. The alternative methods used are given below.
Direct Equilibrium Method:
According to this method, the stiffness matrix and element equations relating nodal forces
to nodal displacements are obtained using force equilibrium conditions for a basic element,
along with force/deformation relationships. This method is most easily adaptable to line or
one-dimensional elements, such as spring, bar, and beam elements.
To develop the stiffness matrix and equations for two- and three-dimensional elements, it is
much easier to apply a work or energy method. The principle of virtual work (using virtual
displacements), the principle of minimum potential energy, and Castigliano’s theorem are
methods frequently used for the purpose of derivation of element equations.
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14. Formulation of Finite Element Methods
Methods of Weighted Residuals:
The methods of weighted residuals are useful for developing the element equations;
particularly popular is Galerkin’s method. These methods yield the same results as the energy
methods wherever the energy methods are applicable. They are especially useful when a
functional such as potential energy is not readily available. The weighted residual
methods allow the finite element method to be applied directly to any differential equation.
Using any of the methods just outlined will produce the equations to describe the behavior
of an element. These equations are written conveniently in matrix form as
or in compact matrix form as {f} = [k]{d}
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15. Formulation of Finite Element Methods
Step 5: Assembly the Element Equations to Obtain the Global or Total Equations and
Introduce Boundary Conditions:
The individual element nodal equilibrium equations generated in step 4 are assembled into
the global nodal equilibrium equations. Another more direct method of superposition (called
the direct stiffness method), whose basis is nodal force equilibrium, can be used to obtain the
global equations for the whole structure. Implicit in the direct stiffness method is the concept
of continuity, or compatibility, which requires that the structure remain together and that no
tears occur anywhere within the structure. The final assembled or global equation written in
matrix form is {F} = [K]{d} (1.4)
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16. Formulation of Finite Element Methods
Step 6: Solve for the Unknown Degrees of Freedom (or Generalized Displacements):
Equation (1.4), modified to account for the boundary conditions, is a set of simultaneous
algebraic equations that can be written in expanded matrix form as
(1.5)
where now n is the structure total number of unknown nodal degrees of freedom. These
equations can be solved for the ds by using an elimination method (such as Gauss's method)
or an iterative method (such as the Gauss-Seidel method). The ds are called the primary
unknowns, because they are the first quantities determined using the stiffness (or
displacement) finite element method.
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17. Formulation of Finite Element Methods
Step 7: Solve for the Element Strains and Stresses:
For the structural stress-analysis problem, important secondary quantities of strain and
stress (or moment and shear force) can be obtained because they can be directly expressed in
terms of the displacements determined in step 6. Typical relationships between strain and
displacement and between stress and strain such as Eqs.(1.1) and (1.2) for one-dimensional
stress given in step 3 can be used.
Step 8: Interpret the Results:
The final goal is to interpret and analyze the results for use in the design/analysis process.
Determination of locations in the structure where large deformations and large stresses occur
is generally important in making design/analysis decisions. Postprocessor computer programs
help the user to interpret the results by displaying them in graphical form.
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18. Applications of the Finite Element Method
The finite element method can be used to analyze both structural and nonstructural problems.
Typical structural areas include
1. Stress analysis, including truss and frame analysis, and stress concentration problems
associated with holes, fillets, or other changes in geometry in a body.
2. Buckling
3. Vibration analysis
Nonstructural problems include
1. Heat transfer
2. Fluid flow, including seepage through porous media
3. Distribution of electric or magnetic potential
Some biomechanical engineering problems typically include analyses of human spine, skull,
hip joints, jaw/gum tooth implants, heart, and eye. FEM can also be applied to micro electro
mechanical systems to carry out the Heat Transfer Analysis, Thermal stress analysis, Thermal
Fatigue Stress Analysis, Static Analysis, and Modal Analysis, etc.
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19. Advantages of the Finite Element Method
The finite element method has been applied to numerous problems, both structural and non
structural. This method has a number of advantages that have made it very popular. They
include the ability to
1. Model irregularly shaped bodies quite easily
2. Handle general load conditions without difficult
3. Model bodies composed of several different materials because the element equations
are evaluated individually
4. Handle unlimited numbers and kinds of boundary conditions
5. Vary the size of the elements to make it possible to use small elements where
necessary
6. Alter the finite element model relatively easily and cheaply
7. Include dynamic effects
8. Handle nonlinear behavior existing with large deformations and nonlinear materials.
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20. Stiffness (Displacement) Method
Definition of the Stiffness Matrix:
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21. Stiffness (Displacement) Method
Derivation of the Stiffness Matrix for a Spring Element:
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22. Stiffness (Displacement) Method
Selection of Element Type:
Considering the linear spring element (which can be an element in a system of springs)
subjected to resulting nodal tensile forces T (which may result from the action of adjacent
springs) directed along the spring axial direction x as shown in Figure, so as to be in
equilibrium. The local axis is directed from node 1 to node 2. The original distance between
nodes before deformation is denoted by L. The material property (spring constant) of the
element is k.
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23. Stiffness (Displacement) Method
Selection of Displacement Function:
A mathematical function to represent the deformed shape of the spring element under
loading must be chosen in advance because it is difficult to obtain a closed form or exact
solution. A solution shape or distribution of displacement within the element is assumed by
using an appropriate mathematical function. The most common functions used are
polynomials.
Because the spring element resists axial loading only with the local degrees of freedom for
the element being displacements and along the x direction, a displacement function u is
chosen to represent the axial displacement throughout the element. Here a linear displacement
variation along the x axis of the spring is assumed, because a linear function with specified
endpoints has a unique path. Therefore,
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24. Stiffness (Displacement) Method
Selection of Displacement Function:
In general, the total number of coefficients a is equal to the total number of degrees of
freedom associated with the element. Here the total number of degrees of freedom is two-an
axial displacement at each of the two nodes of the element. In matrix form the above equation
becomes
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26. Stiffness (Displacement) Method
Definition of the Strain/Displacement and Stress/Strain Relationships:
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27. Stiffness (Displacement) Method
Derivation of the Element Stiffness Matrix and Equations:
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28. Stiffness (Displacement) Method
Assembly of the Element Equations to Obtain the Global Equations and Introduce Boundary
Conditions:
The global stiffness matrix and global force matrix are assembled using
nodal force equilibrium equations, force/deformation and compatibility equations and the
direct stiffness method. This step applies for structures composed of more than one element
such that
where k and f are now element stiffness and force matrices expressed in a global reference
frame.
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Solve for the Nodal Displacements:
The displacements are then determined by imposing boundary conditions, such as support
conditions, and solving a system of equations, F = Kd, simultaneously.
Solve for the Element Forces:
Finally, the element forces are determined by back-substitution, applied to each element,
into equations.
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Example Problem :
For the spring assemblage with arbitrarily numbered nodes shown in Figure, evaluate the
unknown displacements, reaction and element forces. A force of 5000 N is applied at node 2
in the x direction and a force of 10,000 N is applied at node 3 in negative x direction. The
spring constants are k1=1000N/m, k2=2000N/m, k3=3000N/m. Node 1 and node 4 are fixed.
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