Practical Stress Analysis & Finite Element Methods
An opportunity to ensure that your organisation gets maximum
benefit from using FEA
Event Type:Course
Location: Ratcliffe On Soar,UK
Date: March 11, 2008
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Three day course -
March 11th, 12th and 13th 2008
Please note the change of venue to Ratcliffe On Soar, Nottingham.
FEA has become widely used and universally accepted in many
industry sectors. In order to derive maximum benefit from the
available technology, engineers should learn about the many
strengths of numerical techniques. At the same time,
recommendations on how to avoid the inevitable pitfalls will prove
invaluable at a later date.
NAFEMS, the only independent not-for-profit organisation with the
aim of promoting the effective and reliable use of FEA, addresses
this requirement by providing this three day
example-driven, practical course. The course offers excellent
guidance on how to judge which approximations are acceptable and
appropriate for solving a wide range of practical problems. Of
equal importance is the manner in which the results are
interpreted. Advice is provided which allows the correct decisions
to be taken, based on results which are known to be reliable.
Interaction is encouraged throughout the course, with the planning
and design of a complete FEA project and examples of simple hand
calculations, mesh designs and solution designs being set for the
class to complete. The course is completely code independent.
Who Should Attend?
This course is aimed at practising engineers who wish to learn more
about how to apply finite element techniques to their particular
problems in the most effective manner. The material that is
presented is independent of any particular software package, making
it ideally suited to current and potential users of all commercial
finite element software systems. This course is a must for all
engineers aiming to use FEA as a reliable predictive tool for
thermal, stiffness and stress analysis.
The course is open to both members and non-members of
NAFEMS.
Course Programme
Day 1
Day 2
Introduction to 1D FEA
Introduction to 2D Methods
2D Plane Stress/Plane Strain
2D Axi-Symmetric Problems
Introduction to the Real World in 3D
Example of Simple 3D Analysis
Processing of 3D CAD Data
Preparing CAD Data for Analysis
Fast and Accurate Meshing Methods
Day 3
Design of Loading and Constraints
Representative Material Properties
Results Interpretation/Verification
Balanced Loads/Minimal Constraint
Non-Linear Considerations
Introduction to Plasticity in FEA
Introduction to Contact in FEA
Best Practice in Industry
Getting Help When Things Go Wrong
Course Tutor
 Bob Johnson has presented courses on behalf of NAFEMS for over 10
years, and is recognised as one of the leading figures in the
engineering analysis community in the UK. Bob is a well-respected
consultant with a wealth of industrial experience.
His lively presentation style puts over the key concepts in a
manner which involves participants fully in the course material.
He is also a qualified NAFEMS Registered Analyst
at Advanced Level. In addition to being a regular contributor at
international conferences, Bob is also a member of the NAFEMS Education & Training Working Group
and Technical Editor of the BENCHmark magazine
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The course will initially be held in Coventry, UK, but can be
offered as an "in-house" course. The course will be held in
different locations within the UK over the coming months.
To book your place, please select the suitable date from the list
below. If you wish to enquire about in-house courses, please contact
Jo Davenport at NAFEMS to discuss your needs.
Venue
Empower Training Services Limited
Ratcliffe Energy Centre
Ratcliffe-on-Soar
Nottingham
NG11 0EG
Tel: +44 (0)115 983 2900
Email: enquiries@empower-training.com
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