SOLIDWORKS Simulation Premium Non-Linear Training

Raise your SOLIDWORKS Simulation FEA skills to the next level. This course provides an overview on a wide range of nonlinear structural/mechanical analysis topics.

• Geometric Non linearities
• Large displacements problems
• Large strain formulation
• Material Non linearities
• Nonlinear elasticity
• Plasticity (von Mises, isotropic/kinematic/mixed hardening rules)
• Temperature dependent material properties
• Visco-elasticity and creep
• Contact (Boundary) Non linearities
• 3D nonlinear gap/contact analysis
• Numerical Procedures
• Solution control techniques
• Equilibrium Iterations schemes
• Termination schemes
• Special Topics
• Adaptive automatic stepping algorithm
• Prescribed non-zero displacements associated with time curves
• Deformation dependent loading
• Analysis stabilization techniques
• Viewing the Results
• Deflected shape plots
• Displacement and stress color filled contour plots
• Animation of deflected shape, displacement, and stress contour plots

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Course level
Intermediate

Skills you will acquire
Test parts and assemblies for a variety of nonlinear situations. Apply nonlinear materials. View nonlinear analysis results and understand the effects

On completion of this course you will know how to deal with models that exhibit large displacements and/or yielding; discuss and practice the use of many material models available in SOLIDWORKS Simulation and, most importantly, how to drive a nonlinear analysis to successful completion

SOLIDWORKS Simulation. At least one month using software.