Video : 60 minutes presentation and curated Q and A
Over-constrained, under-constrained or somewhere in the middle with FEA!
Boundary conditions are probably the most difficult aspect of static FEA
Underconstrained models:
- It is easy to forget to apply adequate constraints – Rigid Body Modes result!
Over constraining is more subtle:
- The physics of the boundary need looking at carefully
- Is constraining to ground realistic?
Somewhere in the middle:
- Boundary stiffnesses (via springs etc.) are an alternative
Minimum Constraints:
- Minimum constraint (or inertia relief) is attractive as it avoids constraints
- Reactions are applied as Actions
Check out the other webinars:
Session 1: St Venant’s principle
Session 5: Cheating in nonlinear buckling!
Session 6: High Cycle or Low Cycle Fatigue analysis – what’s in a number?
Session 7: Topology Optimization and Generative Design – buzzwords or reality?
Session 8: The importance of Normal Modes in Dynamic Response Analysis
Session 9: Singularities and stress concentrations
Session 10: ‘Spider’ Elements in FEA, what are they?
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