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CAD / CAE & Finite Element Analysis

Assembly Design

Assembly design involves creating digital models of multiple parts fitted togeth...

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Buckling Analysis

Buckling analysis predicts the critical load at which a structure becomes unstab...

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CAD Fundamentals

CAD (Computer-Aided Design) fundamentals cover the basic concepts of creating, m...

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Contact Analysis

Contact analysis models the interaction between two or more bodies that can come...

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Fatigue FEA

Fatigue analysis predicts the life of a component subjected to cyclic loading. I...

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Finite Element Method (FEM)

The Finite Element Method is a numerical technique for solving partial different...

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GD&T (Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing)

GD&T is a standardized symbolic language used on engineering drawings to precise...

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Geometric Tolerancing

Geometric tolerancing defines the allowable variation in the form, orientation, ...

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Interpretation of Stress Results

Interpreting stress results involves understanding different stress measures (vo...

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Mesh Independence Analysis

Mesh independence (convergence) analysis verifies that FEA results are not signi...

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Mesh (Discretization)

Mesh generation (discretization) is the process of dividing a continuous geometr...

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Modal Analysis

Modal analysis determines the natural frequencies and mode shapes of a structure...

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Nonlinear FEA

Nonlinear FEA accounts for behaviors where the principle of superposition does n...

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Parametric Design

Parametric design is a CAD methodology where geometry is driven by parameters (d...

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Static FEA

Static FEA analyzes structures under constant or slowly applied loads where iner...

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Thermal Analysis

Thermal analysis computes temperature distribution and heat transfer in a system...

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