I have been providing e-learning courses on FEA for over 11 years. I now supplement the courses with a free weekly broadcast that covers topics across FEA. Format – live presentation around 30 minutes. Q and A 30 minutes . Completed presentation recordings to view Session 1. St Venant’s Principle […]
Session 1: St Venant’s Principle
Session 1: St Venant’s Principle 30 minutes presentation, 30 minutes curated Q and A This principle is often quoted in FEA. It is a very generalized statement, but what does it mean and how can we use it in practice? I explore the background to the principle and discuss how it can be used […]
Session 3: Free Body Diagrams
Session 3: Free Body Diagrams – what are they and why do they go wrong? 30 minutes presentation, 30 minutes curated Q and A Free body diagrams are used in structural analysis to try to reduce the problem to its simplest description. Where does the load get applied and where does the load get […]
Session 4: Mohr’s circle
Session 4: Why is Mohr’s circle so disliked? Giving it another chance … 30 minutes presentation, 30 minutes curated Q and A Mohr’s circle seems to be a very unpopular topic in structural mechanics courses! I think it is because it seems to be: Very arcane Very procedural Very confusing Never used in practical […]
Session 7: Topology Optimization and Generative design – buzzwords or reality?
Generative Design is the new buzzword – but what is it? Video : 60 minutes presentation and curated Q and A Generative Design seems to have taken over from ‘Light-weighting’ or ‘Topology Optimization’ What do all these terms mean? Are they different technologies? This webinar takes a step back to look at what […]
Session 6: High Cycle or Low Cycle fatigue – what’s in a number?
What’s the real story behind the transition from Low Cycle to High Cycle fatigue? Video : 60 minutes presentation and Q and A The terms High Cycle and Low cycle fatigue are used extensively – but what is the real difference? Is the transition an arbitrary number; 1000 cycles, 100,000 cycles. As […]