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Techniques
Advantages
Irregular Boundaries
General Loads
Different Materials
Boundary Conditions
Variable Element Size
Easy Modification
Dynamics
Nonlinear Problems (Geometric or Material)
Discretization
Beam
Solid
Line
Area
Volume
FEM Steps
Preprocessing
Solving
Post processing
Physics of Problem
2-D or 3-D
Characteristic Shape
DOF / Discipline
Coupled Field Analysis
Isotropic / Orthotropic
Linear / Non-linear
Plasticity, Nonlinear Elasticity, Viscoelasticity,
Hyperelasticity, Creep, Concrete, Swelling
Consistent Units
Geometric Model
5. Convert GM to FE Model
Meshing
Meshing methods
Free mesh (smartsize)
Mapped mesh
Manual mesh
6.
Loads
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BC
DOF Constraint
Fix a dof to known value ( can be zero or nonzero)
Coupling of dof / Constraint equations
Force
Conc force applied at a node
Surface Load
Applied on element
Body Load
Weight, temperature, heat generation rates
Inertia Load
Coupled Field load
Temperature found in thermal analysis can be a input for
structural analysis
7. Solution
Define Analysis type & settings
Solve
Prepare Data
Element Formulation
Solution Procedures
Global Assembly
Solve [K]{x}={F}
Element Stress Recovery
8 Results
General postprocessor
Time History Postprocessor
Listing results
Contour plots
Animation
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Summary
Preprocessing
Solution
Postprocessing