No foundation is perfect. Each design reveals new insight and opportunities for further improvement. The art of foundation design finds an efficient arrangement to redistribute concentrated loads into the general ship structure. I review basic strategies for foundation design.
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Why are ship structures so labor intensive to design? Engineers need to anticipate multiple methods of failure, which makes a lot of work. The trick of efficient structural analysis focuses on recognizing which methods of failure are likely in each scenario. This article reveals six major methods of structural failure, with examples of common applications. Because it will be the failure mode you didn’t consider that ultimately leads to catastrophe.
An experienced engineer doesn’t have some magic button to deliver great FEA. Today we share six nuggets of wisdom for better FEA.
An experienced engineer doesn’t have some magic button to deliver great FEA. Masters of FEA trade-craft hoard many little tricks and nuggets of wisdom to deliver better FEA. Today we share six nuggets of wisdom for better FEA.
You stare in dread at the FEA results, seeing stress singularities. Untamed singularities cost money and add weight to your structure. Much like cancer, safe handling of stress singularities centers on recognition and proper treatment. When you understand them, they can be contained, leaving a reliable FEA model.
Are you sure that every FEA analysis ever ordered is accurate? Mesh sizes are the biggest source of error in an FEA simulation. Today I demonstrate that mistakes in FEA mesh sizing may be larger than you anticipated.
Can you interpret an FEA report and glean all its secrets? Results alone are useless without appreciating their significance. Learn the basics of interpreting FEA reports and gain much more value from that analysis you just paid for.
Finite Element Analysis (FEA). How does it happen? What is the general process for how to produce a quality FEA analysis, from start to finish? As a client, what do you get when you pay for FEA?
Finite Element Analysis (FEA). You want it. But where to start? FEA requires more than just software. Today we arm the clever consumer with a five minute introduction to FEA, where to apply it, and an overview of the FEA process.
Widespread availability of finite element analysis has been labeled as democratization. Experts argue that FEA in the wrong hands is a cause for concern.
Tony Abbey of NAFEMS wrote a series of articles on automated FEA optimization. Very informative and well worth a read. Enjoy!
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