What you’ll learn
- Understand the fundamentals of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) from a practical perspective without complicated math or equations
- Top-down and Bottom-up approach in FEA
- Steps in a FE Analysis and Examples of FE Applications
- Assumptions, Advantages and Limitations of FEA
- Types of FE Analysis: Static, Dynamic, Modal, Fatigue, Thermal, Heat transfer
- Using Symmetry, Plane Strain and Plane Strain conditions
- What is Geometric-nonlinearity and when to use it
- Difference between strong forms and weak forms in FEA
- Types of elements and coordinate systems
- Difference between Plate, Shell and Membrane Elements
- Meshing: Quality check and Convergence
- Difference between h and p method
- Physical meaning of full and reduced integration
- Shear locking and Hourglassing in a practical context
- Difference between essential and natural boundary conditions
- Direct and Iterative solvers: What’s the difference?
- Verification and validation in FEA simulation
- Error Sources in FEM
- Industrial Case Study: Static Characteristics of a milling machine
- Industrial Case Study: FE Analysis of a slewing bearing of a wind turbine
- 6 things to consider before starting any FEA and a generic problem solving methodology
- Introduction to Python Scripting in ABAQUS and a general workflow for running a Python Script in ABAQUS
- A higher level understanding of Python Scripting methodology for ABAQUS
- Example 1: Python Scripting of a static analysis of a truss
- Example 2: Python Scripting of a deflection analysis of a cantilever beam
- Python Scripting of a 3D steady state thermal analysis: Source Code
- Python Scripting of a truss parameterization problem: Source Code
- Python Scripting of a contact analysis of an electric switch: Source Code
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