MCAD 403L- Finite Element Analysis lab  
 

Indicative contents

  • Introduction to ANSYS environment and creating geometries
    Exercises consisting of the following:
    - Structural Analysis
           - Linear
           - Non-linear
           - Dynamic
               • Normal mode
               • Frequency response
               • Transient response
    - Thermal Analysis
    - Coupled Field Analysis
  • Introduction to Abacus/LS-Dyna and exercises consisting of the following
    - Non-linear dynamic analysis
             • Explicit type
             • Implicit Type
    - Case studies
             • Bird impact using Lagrangian method
             • Side impact, frontal impact and bumper impact
             • Explosion analysis
     

Module Resources

  • Laboratory

Software Tools / Hardware :  ANSYS / NASTRAN, LS-Dyna / ABACUS