Web-based Interactive Tool for Visualization of Structural Analysis with Finite Element Simulation

Project Title

Web-based Interactive Tool for Visualization of Structural Analysis with Finite Element Simulation

Project Leader

Prof Ricky Lee

School / Dept

SENG / MECH

Project Duration

Jan 2005 - Dec 2005

Project Description

The original project generated some finite element based visualization and simulation for structural analysis. The products of this project were a set of animation files in AVI format. However, and the users needed to acquire the AVI files first and then played them in a sequential mode for presentation. The proposed project was an adaptation to the previous by developing a web-based interactive tool. This interactive tool served as an interface between the end users and the products of the original project. The main features included a pull-down menu, index search, multi-frame animation, and online tutorials/rating/feedback. The major objective of this project was to faster students’ self-learning.

Project Outcome

• The major outcome of the present project was a HTML-based source code that has the features of tabling contents, schematic annotations, rendering of animations, on-line rating and feedback.

• During the project period, the following deliverables were implemented: developing a web-based interactive tool for the intended functions, incorporating all functions into a course website, releasing the draft version of the web tool to MECH101 students for the trial run, improving the web page layout based on the feedback from the trial run, releasing the final version of the web tool to CIVL231 students for evaluation and conducting the final survey and summarize the statistics.

Status

Completed

Project Documents
(Only accessible by HKUST users)

• Project Plan
• Final Report

Adaptation

Adaptation from 3D Visualization and Simulation of Structures using Finite Element Analysis for Teaching