Basic Structural Non-Linearities

Who is the course for

This course is designed for engineers wishing to analyse structural non-linear phenomena such as large deflection, plasticity or contact and have already attended an Introduction to ANSYS course or have relevant experience in ANSYS.

Duration

2 days

Course Aims

  • Understand nonlinear FEA fundamentals.
  • Analyse structures with basic geometric, material and contact nonlinearities.
  • Use various preprocessing options, solution controls and postprocessing tools for models containing the three basic nonlinearities.

Topics covered

  • Structural nonlinearities overview what are nonlinearities?
  • The three types of nonlinearities
  • Solution controls
  • Solution options
  • Non-linear options
  • Postprocessing - General Postprocessor, Results Viewer and the Time-History Postprocessor
  • Geometric nonlinearities - building model, obtaining solution and postprocessing
  • Basic plasticity - Overview, building model, obtaining solution and postprocessing
  • Introduction to basic contact analysis - using Contact Wizard and Contact Manager, obtaining the solution and postprocessing
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