Originally developed for aerospace structural analysis, Finite Element Analysis (FEA) can help engineers simulate real-world conditions and find vulnerabilities in their design prototypes. FEA is a convenient and speedy computer-aided engineering (CAE) tool for approximation of the solution to a wide variety of complicated engineering problems across a wide range of industries.
The course provides a comprehensive first look at the capabilities of FEA for mechanical design and analysis, with an introduction to commercial Finite Element software. In this course the brand-new user will be provided a basic understanding of the mathematic method through an introduction to the commercial software (Abaqus). Participants review common mistakes and good practices for “simple” analyses. Advanced topics include necessary mathematic description, demonstration of use of the software, and common mistakes and good practices, including Nonlinear analyses and Design by Analysis in FEA.
By participating in this course, you will learn how to successfully:
Explain the basic mathematic processes of finite element approximation, along with common error sources and good practices for avoiding them
Employ specific, FEA calculations for “advanced” analyses
Navigate through Abaqus software to conduct simple analyses and develop the skills to use the software on your own after class ends
Explain the basic ideas behind ASME Design by Analysis requirements
Who should attend?
Practicing Engineers with various levels of experience using finite element methods.
No specific prerequisites exist for this course, though knowledge of linear algebra would be helpful.
Course Materials (included in purchase of course)
Digital course notes via ASME’s Learning Platform
System & Software Requirements
Each student will receive access to an educational version of the FEA software, Abaqus, which will be used in this course.
Please refer to the Abaqus website to ensure that your computer meets the system requirements (as outlined below).
Only 64-bit Windows operating systems are allowed, not 32-bit Windows.
Minimum supported operating systems: Windows 10.
The installation will require 10.5 GB of disk space.
To take this course you should have a personal computer (PC) with Windows 10 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 11.0.11, Web browser (Firefox, Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge), Java 11, Internet connection, and software to display PDF files (such as Adobe Reader).
This ASME Virtual Classroom course is held live with an instructor on our online learning platform. A Certificate of Completion will be issued to registrants who successfully attend and complete the course
Originally developed for aerospace structural analysis, Finite Element Analysis (FEA) can help engineers simulate real-world conditions and find vulnerabilities in their design prototypes. FEA is a convenient and speedy computer-aided engineering (CAE) tool for approximation of the solution to a wide variety of complicated engineering problems across a wide range of industries.
The course provides a comprehensive first look at the capabilities of FEA for mechanical design and analysis, with an introduction to commercial Finite Element software. In this course the brand-new user will be provided a basic understanding of the mathematic method through an introduction to the commercial software (Abaqus). Participants review common mistakes and good practices for “simple” analyses. Advanced topics include necessary mathematic description, demonstration of use of the software, and common mistakes and good practices, including Nonlinear analyses and Design by Analysis in FEA.
By participating in this course, you will learn how to successfully:
- Explain the basic mathematic processes of finite element approximation, along with common error sources and good practices for avoiding them
- Employ specific, FEA calculations for “advanced” analyses
- Navigate through Abaqus software to conduct simple analyses and develop the skills to use the software on your own after class ends
- Explain the basic ideas behind ASME Design by Analysis requirements
Who should attend?
- Practicing Engineers with various levels of experience using finite element methods.
- No specific prerequisites exist for this course, though knowledge of linear algebra would be helpful.
Course Materials (included in purchase of course)
- Digital course notes via ASME’s Learning Platform
System & Software Requirements
Each student will receive access to an educational version of the FEA software, Abaqus, which will be used in this course.
Please refer to the Abaqus website to ensure that your computer meets the system requirements (as outlined below).
- Only 64-bit Windows operating systems are allowed, not 32-bit Windows.
- Minimum supported operating systems: Windows 10.
- The installation will require 10.5 GB of disk space.
To take this course you should have a personal computer (PC) with Windows 10 and Microsoft Internet Explorer 11.0.11, Web browser (Firefox, Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge), Java 11, Internet connection, and software to display PDF files (such as Adobe Reader).
This ASME Virtual Classroom course is held live with an instructor on our online learning platform. A Certificate of Completion will be issued to registrants who successfully attend and complete the course
