Background A previous article explained that even with powerful modern computers, there is often a motivation to use simplifying techniques in Structural FE Analysis. This follow-on article describes how two closely related methods can be used to take 2D slices through a complex structure at regions of interest. The resulting FEA models can give valuable […]
Who’s on First; Hooke or Young?
A Good Question I was teaching the “Introduction to Finite Element Analysis” training course in Holland recently. A design engineer on the course came up with a good question relating to a graph I had just sketched up on the whiteboard. I was describing how a material will respond to the loading, in terms […]
New to FEA, where to go, what to do?
Overview of FEA for newcomers So you have got your first job in industry, and one of your initial tasks is to start applying finite element analysis (FEA) to real projects. You might well have even been told that you are now the company expert and are expected to get the expensive new tools working […]
Why attend technical conferences?
Networking For most people, networking is the main reason for attending a conference. This is also the most difficult motivation to justify to your boss. It’s intangible, it will certainly help you, and it may help the company. The great thing about networking is, it never stops. During session breaks, workshops, evening events, even at […]