Practical Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis

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Practical Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis

Practical Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis Objectives

Course objectives:

• To offer the best practical methods and guidelines for the development and validationof finite element models in solid mechanics and structural analysis for nonlinearbehaviors.

• To give mechanical structural engineers the keys to developing accurate and reliablefinite element models by avoiding the most frequent errors.

FEA Academy will deliver you real and practicalknowledge that you need day-to-day to solve solidmechanics and structural problems using FiniteElement Analysis.

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Practical Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis

Live Online Course

✓ Attend the live lectures.✓ Watch the recordings at your convenience.✓ Recordings available after each live lecture.✓ Automatic email notification.

4 Lectures – 3 hours per lecture (Presentation + Q&A)Once a week during 4 weeks

✓ The course is completely software independent.✓ All the FEA concepts are illustrated with examples.✓ At the end of the course, FEA Academy will issue a certificate

of completion to each registered attendee.

What is the prerequisite to attend the course?

✓ The prerequisite to attend this course is a robust generalphysics background and a knowledge of the basic modelingtechniques used in finite element analysis is recommended.

✓ A review of university-level in solid mechanics, statics &strength of materials is recommended.

Who Should Attend?

✓ Engineers who want to move into the domain of FEA.✓ Engineers who need a refresher to brush-up their

knowledge in FEA.✓ New graduates who want to learn how FEA is applied in the

real life to solve solid mechanics and structural problems.

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Practical Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis

❖ DominiqueMadier is a senior aerospace consultant with 25 years’ experience in FEA.

❖ Advanced expertise in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) of static and dynamic problems for linear

and nonlinear structural behaviors on aerospace metallic and composite structures such as

aircraft fuselage, wings, nacelle, engine pylon, helicopter airframe, and systems.

❖ Conducted detailed finite element analyses for aerospace companies in Europe and in North

America: Airbus, Dassault Aviation, Safran, Bell Helicopter, Bombardier Aerospace, Pratt &

Whitney Canada, and their subcontractors.

❖Master’s degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from Paul Sabatier University,

Toulouse, France.

❖ Author of the book “Practical Finite Element Analysis for Mechanical Engineer”. 650+ pages

offering the best practical methods and guidelines for the development and validation of finite

element models.

❖ Director of FEA Academy, Montreal, Canada.

(FEA Consulting & FEA Training).

Your tutor

Practical Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis Course Content

✓ Sources of Geometrical Nonlinearity✓ How Does Nonlinear Geometry Work?✓ The Follower Load Concept✓ Small or Large Strain?✓ Do You Really Need a Nonlinear Geometric Analysis?✓ Example of Geometric Nonlinearity

Lecture #1

Duration: 3 hours

✓ Refresh about the Behaviors of Metallic Materials✓ Material Models✓ Engineering and True Stress-Strain Curves✓ Yield Criteria✓ Hardening Rules✓ How Does Nonlinear Material Works?✓ Define the Nonlinear Model with your FEA Software✓ Do You Really Need a Nonlinear Material Analysis?

Practical Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis Course Content

Lecture #2

Duration: 3 hours

Practical Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis Course Content

✓ Contact Definition✓ Contact Strategy✓ Contact Force✓ Friction Force✓ Linear Vs Nonlinear

✓ Contact Definition✓ Types of Interaction✓ Types of Contact Body

✓ The Master-Slave Concept✓ Contact Detection✓ Contact Tolerance✓ Detection Algorithms✓ Influence of the Load Increment on Contact Detection

Lecture #3

Duration: 3 hours

✓ Glued Contact✓ Touching Contact✓ Contact between Deformable Bodies✓ Deformable-Rigid Contact

Practical Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis Course Content

✓ Buckling of a Curved Panel✓ Snap-Through: Newton-Raphson Vs Arc-Length

Lecture #4

Duration: 3 hours

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