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4. Finite Element Analysis
4.1 Introduction
4.2 FEA process
4.3 FEA Definitions
4.4 FEA Example
Requirements
You can design your entry in any CAD software
as long as STEP or IGES file is submitted.
Material: Ti-6Al-4V
Service Temperature: 75 F
(wall thickness): 0.050 in.
- Assume yield strength is 131 ksi.
- Participants should target the lightest weight
designs.
4.1 Introduction
Your challenge
Minimize Mass
elements
Assume element type and shape function
Construct the global stiffness Matrix
3. Apply boundary conditions, loading
Solving 4. Solve the equations (i.e. Displacement of nodes,
temperature of nodes)
Post-Processing
5. Obtain other information , Stresses, strain, heat flow
etc.
6. Model Refinement
Fixture
Load
Connector
4.3 FEA definitions
Types of result figures
FOS Plot
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Ductile - Von misses criteria
Stress plot (VonMissses) Brittle - Mhor-coulomb criteria