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A Story about FEA principles

June 16, 2018 by Cyprien 1 Comment

A Story about FEA principles

When you work with FEA for a long time, it’s only natural to wonder about the initial physical principles behind the software we use every day… It’s nice to have a graphical interface with buttons, ways to draw and make calculations… but  where does all of that comes from and what are the physical equations used […]

Filed Under: Advanced tips, FEA Solver, Theory Tagged With: fea, principles, Theory

What’s the difference between FEM and FDM?

June 29, 2017 by Cyprien 16 Comments

What’s the difference between FEM and FDM?

The difference between FEM and FDM…  If you are serious about FEA and you want to get deep into the theory and the method used, then you probably asked yourself this question… And you came to the right place…because this blog is about “FEA for all: From basic to Advanced” ;-) What I’ll talk about […]

Filed Under: Advanced tips, basics of mechanics, Theory Tagged With: FDM, FEM, Theory

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