4/28/2017 FiniteElementAnalysis(FEA)forDesignEngineers

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FiniteElementAnalysis(FEA)forDesignEngineers

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Duration:12Hours
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TheFiniteElementAnalysis(FEA)hasbeenwidelyimplementedbyautomotivecompaniesandisusedbydesignengineersasatoolduringtheproduct
developmentprocess.DesignengineersanalyzetheirowndesignswhiletheyarestillintheformofeasilymodifiableCADmodelstoallowforquickturnaround
timesandtoensurepromptimplementationofanalysisresultsinthedesignprocess.WhileFEAsoftwareisreadilyavailable,successfuluseofFEAasadesign
toolstillrequiresanunderstandingofFEAbasics,familiaritywithFEAprocessandcommonlyusedmodelingtechniques,aswellasanappreciationofinherent
errorsandtheireffectonthequalityofresults.Whenusedproperly,theFEAbecomesatremendousproductivitytool,helpingdesignengineersreduceproduct
developmenttimeandcost.MisapplicationofFEAhowever,mayleadtoerroneousdesigndecisions,whichareveryexpensivetocorrectlaterinthedesign
process.

ThissixsessionwebseminarprovidesdesignengineerswiththeskillsnecessaryforproperuseofFEAinthedesignprocessandtoensurethatthispowerfultool
isimplementedinthemostefficientandproductiveway.Participantswillstudydifferenttypesofanalysestypicallyperformed,discusscommonmisconceptions
andtrapsintheFEA,andreviewImplementationofManagementofFEAinthedesignenvironment.Theonlineformatwillallowforsomecustomizationso
problemsofparticularinteresttoparticipantsandanexchangeofFEAexperiencesmaybediscussedduringthelivesessions.Handsonexercisesfocusingonthe
analysisofFEAerrorsandpropermodelingtechniqueswillbeassigned.

AlltopicsareillustratedbyhandsonexamplesusingFEAsoftwareSolidWorksSimulationforwhichparticipantswillbeprovidedaStudentLicense(compatible
withWindows7SP1,8.1,10IE10,11MSExcelandWord2010,2013,2016).Acquiredskills,however,arenotsoftwarespecificandnopriorexposuretoFEA
softwareisrequired.TheeBook,"EngineeringAnalysiswithSolidWorksSimulation"byPaulKurowski,willalsobeincludedinthecoursematerials.Inclass,
handsonexercisesandbetweensessionassignmentswillprovideanopportunitytoputwhatislearnedintopractice.

LearningObjectives
Byparticipatinginthiswebseminar,youwillbeableto:

Selectpreferablemodelingapproaches
AnalyzeerrorsinherenttoFEAresults
IdentifyFEAadvantagesandshortcomings
AvoidmistakesandpitfallsinFEA
Producereliableresultsontime
RequestFEAanalysisanduseFEAresults
ProvideeffectiveFEAprojectmanagement
EnsurequalityandcosteffectivenessofFEAprojects

WhoShouldAttend
ThiscourseaddressestheneedsofdesignengineerswhoarenotspecializedanalystsbutneedtousetheFiniteElementAnalysistoanalyzenewproductduring
thedesignprocess.AlsononspecialistFEAusers,R&Dengineersandmanagers,projectengineers,andproductengineerswillbenefitfromitscoverageof
differentFEAformulations,toolsforerroranalysis,commonerrors,trapsandmisconceptions,andanintroductiontoFEAprojectmanagement.

TopicalOutline
Session1

FundamentalConceptsintheFEA
FiniteElementAnalysisProcess
OriginsandTypesofFEAErrors
FiniteElementMesh
InclassExercises

Session2

ControlofDiscretizationErrorConvergenceProcess
VerificationandValidationofFEAResults
InclassExercises
HomeworkAssignment

Session3

ControlofModelingError
TypesofFiniteElements
TypesofBoundaryConditions
UsefulModelingTechniques
InclassExercises
HomeworkAssignment

Session4

ModalAnalysis

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BucklingAnalysis
InclassExercises
HomeworkAssignment

Session5

NonlinearGeometryAnalysis
NonlinearMaterialAnalysis
ContactStressAnalysis
InclassExercises
HomeworkAssignment

Session6

SteadyStateThermalAnalysis
TransientThermalAnalysis
FEAImplementation
FEAProjectManagement
FEATrapsandMisconceptions
Quizinpreparationtopostcourselearningassessment

Instructor(s):PaulKurowski
Dr.PaulKurowskiisaprofessorintheDepartmentofMechanicalandMaterialsEngineeringattheUniversityofWesternOntarioin
London,Ontario.Histeachingexperienceincludesfiniteelementanalysis,machinedesign,mechanicsofmaterials,kinematicsand
dynamicsofmachines,mechanicalvibrationandproductdevelopment.HeisalsothePresidentofDesignGeneratorInc.,aconsultingfirm
specializinginproductdevelopment,designanalysisandtraininginComputerAidedEngineeringmethods.Dr.Kurowskihaspublished
multipletechnicalpapersandtaughtprofessionaldevelopmentseminarsforSAEInternational,theAmericanSocietyofMechanical
Engineers,theAssociationofProfessionalEngineersofOntario,theParametricTechnologyCorp.(PTC),RandWorldwide,SolidWorksCorp.
andothercompaniesandprofessionalorganizations.HeistheauthoroftheSAEbook,FiniteElementAnalysisforDesignEngineers,
SecondEdition,andcontributesregularlytoseveralengineeringpublicationsfocusingontheimplementationofCAEmethodsintothe
productdevelopmentprocess.HeisamemberofSAEInternationalandtheAssociationofProfessionalEngineersofOntario.Dr.Kurowski
obtainedhisM.Sc.andPh.D.inAppliedMechanicsfromWarsawTechnicalUniversityandcompletedpostdoctoralworkatKyotoUniversity.

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Testimonial
"Goodinstruction,informative,coversawiderangeoftopicseffectivelyandefficiently."
QuincyDeWitt
Professor,MechanicalEngineeringTechnology
OkanaganCollege

"Vitaltoengineersatanypointintheircareer.Dr.Kurowskiwastheperfectinstructorforthistypeofcourse.Subjectswerealwaysexplainedinasmuchdetail
asneeded."
TomaszHejmowski
Engineer
Energizer
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"Theinstructortookhistimeexplainingtopicsindetailsandtherewasn'taquestionhecouldnotanswer."
MarkWelch
Sr.MechanicalEngineer
SecondSightMedicalProducts

"EnjoyedDr.Kurowskisknowledge,hewasquickandeffectiveinansweringquestionsduringclassandviaemailoutsideofclass.
BrandonWren
EngineeringCoordinator
HondaNorthAmericanServices,LLC

"Challenging,thorough,andconcise.ComeintothecoursenotknowingFEAleaveasafunctionaldesignengineer."
ElginMiller
PrincipalMaterialsEngineer
IBCMaterials&TechnologiesInc.

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