BENCHmark October 2006
Don't Forget the Basics
 Exactly three years ago, we decided to introduce a new series of
articles into the BENCHmark magazine, entitled "Knowledge Base,
Don’t forget the Basics…" Since then Mark Chillery,
the author of the Knowledge Base column for us, has contributed a
wide ranging series of articles looking at issues such as Mesh
Convergence, Assessing Errors, Commercial Analysis Validation, etc.
This series of articles has been, and continues to be, very
popular. As well as being an invaluable introduction for novice
users, they have also served as a valuable set of reminders
analysis veterans, as well as introducing areas such as
Probabilistic Analysis methods that might be relatively unknown by
many experienced analysts.
For anyone who has missed some of these articles, or wishes to have
ready access to an archive, you will be pleased to learn that they
are now freely available on the NAFEMS web site
for access by members and non-members alike.
Furthermore, the CFD Working Group of NAFEMS has decided that it
would be valuable to have a complementary series looking at similar
fundamental issues, as applied to Computational Fluid Dynamics. Jim
Shaikh, who has agreed to be the author of this new series,
introduces himself and his new column within this issue of
BENCHmark.
 One of the fundamental objectives of NAFEMS is to help the analysis
community by providing basic educational training material of an
independent nature. These two columns are helping to fulfil this
role and we trust that you and your colleagues will find them both
useful and helpful.
Tim Morris, Chief Executive
October 2006
Articles are available to NAFEMS Members to download below.
Multi-Objective Optimization
Guide for Verification and Validation in Computational Solid
Mechanics – Part 1
Flow - Thermal - Stress: Approaches to Industrial FSI with case
studies
Multiphysics Airbag Simulation
Knowledge Base - 013 - Inelastic Analysis
Introduction to Industrial CFD - 001- Background
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only independent, international association dedicated to
engineering analysis and simulation.
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