finite element Definition and 115 Threads

Hello, am a bit confused when to use beam element and when to use Finite element? is the beam element a subset of Finite element?

Hi all, I have to write a small program that reads the results from a finite element analysis and calculates some results in arbitrary points. The results could be either nodal or element based. What would be the best approach to do this? I've thought about using the shape functions to...

Can anyone tell me what book is best to learn MATHEMATICS that used in Finite Element Analysis (FEA) algebraically and analytically?

Hello folks :) I need to model a finite element model of a beam in bending in matlab i need directions and help thanks

This summer i have an internship that expects me to write a program to analyze this inflatable vacuum chamber. The advisor wants to be able to put in a geometry and see if it will be stable. Would finite element analysis programs be able to do this? If so which one should I look into getting?

Hi! Does anybody here have experience with the FEMM simulation software? Its pretty popular in the engg community. I basically use it for simulating magnetostatic problems. If you do (and if this is the right forum, it is EE after all), could somebody tell me how I can do transient...

Hi! Anyone know what would the best INTRODUCTION / FUNDAMENTALS of Finite Element Methods oriented text be? I had read O. C. Zienkiewicz’s The Finite Element Method: Its Basis and Fundamentals, 6E, Butterworth-Heinemann … No practice problems at all, un-systematic, etc. Any advice would be...

I want to derive the theory of finite element using my own understanding. With this derivation i want to understand the fea theory of rod element I call the nodes as "points" in a structure. This scenario is for a simple one dimensional displacement of points(that is the single degree of...

i start studying Finite element Methods any one who can help me on this subject, any good refrence book on this topic or other helping book.

These are the one with which I am most familiar. There are others, but these are the biggies. We use ABAQUS as well as our own proprietary methods, particularly for dynamic, large strain and nonlinear FEA. ABAQUS (HKS) - for nonlinear Finite Element Analysis (FEA) www.hks.com...

I wanted to get some thought in non linear fea. Let me say there is a spring of initial stiffness k. Let me say in a non linear analysis the load is divided into 20 steps of 1N each(Total load is 20N). 1.1st iteration.1N is applied and the displacement is arrived 2.2nd iteration 2N is...

what is a non linear finite element finite element analysis. When does a structure behave non linearly and how do we calculate non linearity of an element by the nodal displacements.

Hello all, I've been trying to model a plate under uniform tension using FEA techniques (in ANSYS). The plate has a circular hole in the centre, and has two axes of symmetry so I've created a mesh based upon the 'top right' quarter of the plate. I'm pretty sure I've done everything right...

finite element analysis alternative?? hi do you happen to know any alternative for using Finite Element Analysis(FEA)? i need to know it badly.. hope someone could help. thanks!

Can someone give me a very good website to learn FEM ? :blushing: