Spider elements play a big role in traditional FE Analysis Video : 60 minutes presentation and curated Q and A Every FE Analyst develops a toolbox of favorite techniques The Rigid and Flexible ‘spider’ elements are an essential part of mine Spider element is an ‘unofficial’ term I use because … The elements allow a ‘spider’ […]
Session 13: FEA models under or over constrained!
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 […]
Plane Stress and Plane Strain – simplifying models
FETrainingTONY ABBEY Premium CoursesFree ResourcesArticlesNAFEMS CoursesCorporate TrainingAbout TonySign inJoin free library → ← Back to Articles TONY ABBEY · MODELLING FOUNDATIONS Plane Stress and Plane Strain – simplifying models How two-dimensional assumptions can simplify structural models and help you investigate local stresses. Tony Abbey · Originally published May 30, 2019 Background A previous article explained […]
Who are you calling dumb? 1D and 2D elements
FETrainingTONY ABBEY Premium CoursesFree ResourcesArticlesNAFEMS CoursesCorporate TrainingAbout TonySign inJoin free library → ← Back to Articles TONY ABBEY · MODELLING FOUNDATIONS Who are you calling dumb? 1D and 2D elements An FEA article by Tony Abbey I like using analogies. A sausage on a barbecue will always split in the longitudinal direction because hoop stresses […]
