Course Content – GraspFEA

Course Content

Module-1: Overview of Course & Instructor Guidance

Chapter 1:Overview of Course & Instructor Guidance

Essential of Design By Analysis & Finite Element Analysis

Module 2: Pressure Vessel & Design By Analysis Overview

Chapter 2: Introduction to Pressure Vessel and Design By Analysis
Chapter 3: ASME Section VIII Division 2 Stress Analysis Overview

Module 3: Essentials of Design By Analysis

Chapter 4: Introduction to Stress Categorization & Limits of Equivalent Stress
Chapter 5: Introduction to Stress Linearization
Chapter 6: Material Properties Extraction from ASME Section 2 Part D
Quiz on Essentials on Design By Analysis

Module 4: Essentials of Finite Element Analysis

Chapter 7: Overview of ANSYS Mechanical
Chapter 8: FE Analysis Guidelines for process equipment’s
Chapter 9: Half Symmetry, Quarter Symmetry condition analysis
Chapter 10: Types of supports in pressure vessel, Fixed Support, Frictionless Support, Cylindrical Support, Elastic Support, Compression Only Support
Chapter 11: As per Reviewers Request

Module 5: CAD Geometry Editing and Modeling

Chapter 12: Midsurface and Shell Weld creation for Vertical Pressure Vessel
Chapter 13: Vertical Pressure Vessel Modeling
Chapter 14: Horizontal Pressure Vessel Modeling
Chapter 15: How to create Repad and Welds
Chapter 16: Torispherical Head to Shell Junction
Quiz on CAD Topics

Module 6: FEA Model Creation (Meshing)

Chapter 17: Horizontal Pressure vessel Meshing (Quarter Model)
Chapter 18: Heat Exchanger (Nozzle, Shell, Tubes, Tubesheet, Saddle & Head) Meshing
Quiz on Meshing

Protection Against Plastic Collapse

Module 7: Elastic Stress Analysis Method

Chapter 19: Introduction to Elastic Stress Analysis Method
Chapter 20: Example-1, Axisymmetric Vertical Pressure Vessel
Chapter 21: Example-2, Nozzle in Cylindrical Shell & Nozzle Shell Junction
Chapter 22: Example-3, Vertical Pressure Vessel Shell Approach
Chapter 23: Example-4, Shell and Tube type Heat Exchanger Analysis
Quiz on Elastic Stress Analysis Method

Module 8: Limit Load Analysis Method

Chapter 24: Introduction to Limit Load Analysis
Chapter 25: Example-1, Axisymmetric Vertical Pressure Vessel
Chapter 26: Example-2, Torispherical Head knuckle Nozzle junction
Quiz on Limit Load Analysis Method

Module 9: Elastic Plastic Analysis Method

Chapter 27: Introduction to Elastic Plastic Analysis
Chapter 28: Example-1, Axisymmetric Analysis of Vertical Pressure Vessel
Chapter 29: Example-2, Vertical Pressure Vessel with Hemispherical Head & Skirt
Quiz on Elastic Plastic Analysis Method

Protection Against Local Failure

Module 10: Protection Against Local Failure

Chapter 30: Introduction to Protection Against Local Failure & Example 1, Axisymmetric Vertical Pressure Vessel
Chapter 31: Example-2, Nozzle in Cylindrical Shell
Quizzes

Protection Against collapse From Buckling

Module 11: Protection Against collapse from buckling

Chapter 32: Introduction to Protection Against collapse from buckling
Chapter 33: Example-1, Axisymmetric Vertical Pressure Vessel
Chapter 34: Example-2 As per Subscribers Request
Quiz on Buckling

Protection Against Failure from Cyclic Loading

Module 12: Fatigue Analysis Concepts and Definitions

Chapter 35: Introduction to Fatigue Analysis Concepts and Definitions

Module 13: Screening Criteria for Fatigue Analysis

Chapter 36: Introduction to Screening Criteria For Fatigue Analysis- Method A & Example-1, Axisymmetric Vertical Pressure Vessel
Chapter 37: Introduction to Screening Criteria For Fatigue Analysis- Method B + Example 1 Axisymmetric Vertical Pressure Vessel & Example 2 Eccentric Nozzle in Ellipsoid Head

Module 14: Fatigue Elastic Stress Analysis And Equivalent Stresses

Chapter 38: Introduction to Fatigue Elastic Stress Analysis And Equivalent Stresses
Chapter 38: Example-1, Axisymmetric Vertical Pressure Vessel
Chapter 40: Example-2, Horizontal Pressure Vessel
Chapter 41: Example-3, Thermo-structural Fatigue Analysis of Shell and tube type Heat Exchanger Analysis

Module 15: Fatigue Elastic-Plastic Analysis And Equivalent Strains

Chapter 42: Introduction to Fatigue Elastic-Plastic Analysis And Equivalent Strains
Chapter 43: Example-1, Axisymmetric Vertical Pressure Vessel
Chapter 44: Example-2 As per Subscribers Request

Module 16: Fatigue Elastic Stress Analysis, and Structural Stress (Weld Fatigue)

Chapter 45: Introduction to Fatigue Elastic Stress Analysis, and Structural Stress
Chapter 46: Example-1, Axisymmetric Vertical Pressure Vessel
Chapter 47: Example-2, Nozzle in Cylindrical Shell
Quiz on Fatigue Assessment

Protection Against Ratcheting

Module 17: Protection Against Ratcheting Using Elastic Stress Analysis

Chapter 48: Introduction to Protection Against Ratcheting & Example 1, Axisymmetric Analysis of Vertical Pressure Vessel

Module 18: Protection Against Ratcheting Using Elastic-Plastic Stress Analysis

Chapter 49: Introduction to Protection Against Ratcheting Using Elastic-Plastic Stress Analysis & Example-1 (Axisymmetric Vertical Pressure Vessel)
Quiz on Ratcheting

Advanced Learning

Module 19: Miscellaneous examples

Chapter 50: Seismic (Response spectrum) Analysis of Pressure Vessel
Chapter 51: Anchor Qualification using Hilti Software
Chapter 52: Flange analysis with hyper-elastic materials
Chapter 53: Lifting Analysis of Distillation column
Chapter 54: Heater box analysis

Module 20: Structural Analysis Report

Chapter 55: Structural Analysis Report Writing