Fatigue is the Initiation, formation and propagation of cracks in a material due to cyclic loads. These cyclic loads lead to repeated stresses and if material is subjected to such […]
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What is Translational Joint ?
Translational Joint is a type of joint which allows one part to translate along a vector in respect of another part. The parts can only translate, not rotate, in respect […]
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What is Frictionless Support ?
Frictionless Support It is a type of support used to constrained degrees of freedom in normal directions. This support or boundary condition is used to prevent one or more flat […]
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What is Elastic Support ? Difference between Spring & Elastic Support ?
Elastic Support: An Elastic Support defines an elastic foundation between the selected faces of a part or assembly and the ground. The Elastic Support is based on a Foundation Stiffness, […]
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What is fixed support ? What is Displacement ?
Fixed Supports ‘Fixed support’ means fix or constraints all degrees of freedom of the selected entity. Fixed supports are the most widely used support type in FE analysis. As we […]
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How To Write APDL Script / Cantilever Beam Analysis
APDL stands for ANSYS Parametric Design language which simulates various types of analysis such as Structural, Acoustic, Thermal, Piezoelectric, Electromagnetic, etc. APDL uses powerful scripting language to represent each model […]
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Newton Raphson Method / Nonlinear Solution Solving Method
As we discussed in (What is nonlinear Analysis?) the nonlinear solution is not as simple as linear solution, it involves most of FEA related issues such as solution is not […]
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What is Linear Static Analysis?
It is quite simple and straight forward compare to other analysis types, as name suggest Linear means FE solver uses linear stress vs strain curve and Static means which does […]
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What is Structural Analysis?
Structural analysis is the process of determination of effects of load and calculating internal forces on physical structure and their components. It is mainly used to check the structural integrity […]
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Practical Introduction and Basics of Finite Element Analysis
This video explains introduction to Finite Element Analysis. It gives brief introduction to: Basics of FEA Different numerical methods Types of Elements, nodes Stiffness matrix CAE/CAD software’s Practical examples of […]
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