Hey, It’s September already… time to start over to publish new posts about FEA :) As you know, FEA for All is a blog for everyone, from beginners to advanced FEA experts. Today, I decided to tackle a very basic topic (but essential to know): the shell element orientation! What is shell elements orientation? Shell […]
How to practice “serendipitous learning”
Serendipity is such a strange word. No long ago I didn’t know its meaning, but the idea behind is something I knew and practiced for years already.
Today I learned a new awesome skill
My mother had a problem: her Galaxy Note wasn’t charging anymore… Maybe you know this problem if you have a Samsung… sometimes the USB connector becomes loose and it becomes extremely difficult to charge the phone because there is no connection between the micro USB port and the cables If you had such a problem, […]
Which is the best CAE software to learn FEA?
There are questions I get all the time from my audience, and particularly from the students who are beginning in FEA. I decided to share my answers so everyone can read them. Question: Which is the best FEA software to learn? My answer: A software is a tool for the engineer to realize something. So, […]
The role of boundary conditions
Boundary conditions are probably where most of the engineers get it wrong. Boundary conditions have a great impact on the result of analysis and a simple mistake in BCs makes the difference between a model with 30% of error and 3% of error. Here’s a simple example in which the maximum difference goes up to 1416% (at […]
What causes singularity in your FE model?
That FEA problem used to drive me mad It happened to me a countless number of times. I had just finished to set up my FEA model and run the analysis and I knew more or less what range of stresses I wanted to find. I was waiting for the results to confirm that… BUT…As […]
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