FEA101

Finite Element Analysis Fundamentals

5/6 Day Course - 5 CPD Points - Pretoria

COURSE INFORMATION

ECSA CPD approved course (5 credits) - IPET12/CR/0226/9

The FEA101 is the perfect course for both first-time users of FEA and experienced users who haven’t seen the inside of a book for a long time.

The course content is largely software-independent, although step-by-step tutorials are provided for MSC Apex with MSC Nastran because it’s easy to use and very little time is required to learn how to apply and experiment with what you have learnt in the course. This moves the focus of the course squarely to the fundamentals of FEA and how to navigate around the many pitfalls and dangers many users of FEA are not even aware of.

With more than a total of 65 combined years of experience in using FEA and more than 40 years of experience teaching and supporting customers, the SIMTEQ team consolidated their knowledge and experience to provide a relevant and practical course that will save you time and money and give your results credibility.

The theory behind various aspects of FEA is covered in enough detail to provide you an understanding of why certain mistakes are regularly made and to understand why and how to eliminate them from occurring in the first place.

The practical exercises are worked out with clear-to-follow instructions for MSC Apex and MSC Nastran but you will also be able to complete all the exercises in any other software of your choice if you have experience using it.

The topics covered in this course are as follows:

  • Introduction to the FE method
  • Limitations of the Linear Static method
  • 1D Elements
  • 2D Elements
  • 3D Elements
  • Stress concentrations
  • The use of strain gauges with FEA
  • Connectors
  • Contact
  • Modal analysis
  • Buckling analysis
  • Coordinate systems
  • Boundary Conditions
  • Material models and properties
  • Fields
  • Result interpretation
  • CAD Clean-up
Course in FEA fundamentals using MSC Apex for practical exercises Suitable for all FEA software.
Using FEA for frequency simulation. Covered in FEA training course which is applicable to all FEA software such as Inventor Nastran and MSC Apex.
Finite element analysis, stress concentrations and MSC Apex. Training course for all FEA software.
Finite element analysis course offered by SImteq that focuses on MSC Apex but is also applicable to software such as Inventor Nastran.

ABOUT THE PRESENTERS

With more than a total of 65 combined years of experience in using FEA and more than 40 years of experience teaching and supporting customers, the SIMTEQ team consolidated their knowledge and experience to provide a relevant and practical course that will save you time and money and give your results credibility.

PREREQUISITES

  • An engineering understanding of strength of materials are required as a minimum to reap the most benefits from the course.
  • Attendees should indicate their software preference before hand although most courses might be scheduled for a specific product to be used.
  • If the attendees will be using software not supplied by SIMTEQ, they should bring their own computers with their licensed software installed and activated on it.
  • More information is available on request for users of non-SIMTEQ supplied software to ensure they have the correct functional knowledge of their software user interfaces to complete the provided exercises unassisted.

WHAT OUR CUSTOMERS SAY

  • "The friendliness of the instructors and the rest of the staff was exceptional. The training was thorough and covered a lot of key aspects to kick-start one into efficient usage of NX within the time of training.
    The lessons were engaging and to-the-point.    PS: The food was very good as well.    " - Theo van der Berg, WJ Engineering
  • "The course is well presented. I also enjoy the focus on the limitation of FEM.It was one of the better courses I've attended in recent years." - Jannie Potgieter, Booyco Egnineering
  • "Excellent course. Gives the basics of FEM and the possible shortfalls." - Mohamed Jogiat, Transnet

PLEASE NOTE

  • Online registrations need to be submitted at least two weeks before the start of a course!
  • Our course schedule gets updated on a regular basis. Visit our website often for the latest changes.
  • Bookings will be taken on a first come first served basis. Bookings will only be considered as "confirmed" once the completed registration form as well as proof of payment have been received.
  • In the case of unforeseen circumstances SIMTEQ Engineering reserve the right to cancel the course, in which case all fees will be reimbursed in full.
  • Cancellation of enrollment will be subject to a 15% handling fee. No refunds will be made however, substitutions will be accepted.
  • Attendance without payment will not be permitted.
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