Abaqus Fundamentals: Selecting the Optimal Element Type

Understanding of the distinguishing characteristics of a wide range of continuum and structural elements for stress analyses is extremely important in simulation. Choosing the appropriate element type in Abaqus for the specific application considering the nature of the material behavior, the type of contact, the level of bending, etc. is critical. The choice of element type helps in building a higher fidelity model and facilitates accurate results in Abaqus that are comparable with real-world behavior of an assembly.

Webinar Topics: 

• Different class of elements in FEA- Solids, Thick and Thin Shells and Beams
• Modeling features that may cause certain types of elements to behave poorly
• Elements to be selected for modeling high precision contact
• Hybrid Elements for modeling Rubber and Foam
• Elements configurations enabling different special degrees of freedom such as Heat Transfer, Electrical, Battery Electrochemical, etc.
• Special Purpose Elements such as Infinite elements, Gasket Elements, Pipe Elements, etc.
• User Defined Elements through Fortran Subroutine

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