Abaqus CAE: A Detailed Introduction to Structural Analysis | Udemy

• Course Overall Theme 

Hello Everyone, I welcome you all to the new course on Abaqus CAE in our orville academy’s library.

Center focus of the course is to make you familiar with static and dynamic analysis. Course Start with introduction to theoretical concepts which we need during the course, so even if you are beginner and don’t know from where to start, well this course is perfect place for you. Course has been divided to into multiple sections which covers everything that you need to know to start working or execute project independently. Wherever possible, More attention was given to verifying the CAE solution with manual calculations. Various tips, tricks and industry insights are given during the course so user can align themselves with how people working in organization think or do things.

• Course Structure 

Below is the detailed outline of the various topics covered in the course.

Section 1 : Theory of CAE/FEA

• Product Lifecycle Management
• Degree of Freedom
• Methods to Solve Engineering Problem
• Intuition of CAE Software’s/Tools
• CAE and it’s Domains
• Steps in FEA
• FEA and Interpolation Function
• Types of Numerical Methods
• Types of Elements
• Linear vs Non-Linear & Steady vs Transient
• Types of Structural Analysis
• Implicit vs Explicit Schemes in FEA

Section 2 : Introduction to ABAQUS CAE

• Overview and Launching ABAQUS CAE
• Graphical User Interface (GUI)
• Interacting with Model
• Understanding Overall Procedure : Model Setup, Solution and Visualization
• 1D Analysis Setup : Cantilever Beam
• Typical Procedure : 2D Element
• Typical Procedure : 3D Element
• Revision : Analysis Setups 1D, 2D and 3D

Section 3 : Geometry Creation

• Sketcher Options : Part-1 ,2,3
• Sketcher Exercise : 1
• Sketcher Exercise : 2
• Sketcher Task : 1
• Sketcher Task : 2
• Creating Datum Features : Points, Axis, Plane and SYS

Section 4 : Linear Static Structural Analysis

• Overview
• Mesh Convergence : Part-1,2
• Mesh Convergence : Exercise
• Example : Pressure Load on U Shaped Bracket
• Tips & Tricks : Saving Display Settings
• Example : Beam Bracket

Section 5 : File Structure and Dictating Abaqus Jobs

• Input File
• .dat File
• .msg File
• .sta and Remaining Files
• Output Formats in Abaqus
• Performing Multistep Analysis

Section 6 : Buckling Analysis

• Introduction to Buckling Analysis
• Cases of Column Buckling Failure
• Example Case 1 : Fixed – Free End
• Example Case 2 : Pinned – Pinned End
• Example Case 3 and Case 4 : Fixed – Pinned, Fixed-Fixed End
• Example : Mobile Tower Buckling
• Example : Spring Buckling

Section 7 : Non-Linear Analysis

Introduction to Non Linear Analysis

Controlling Non-Linear Analysis

Concept of Step, Increment and Iterations

Types of Geometric Non Linearities

Example : Geometric Non-Linearity

Example : Stress Stiffening

Theory : Material Non-Linearity

Example : Material Non -Linearity

Section 8 : Modal Analysis

Types of Dynamic Analysis

Overview of Modal Analysis and It’s Importance

Governing Equation : Modal Analysis

Example : Understanding Rigid Body Modes Part-1,2

Understanding Mechanism Modes

Avoiding Resonance : Example Plate

Mode Participation Factor and Effective Mass

Example Pre-Stress Modal Analysis : Plane Wing

Section 9 : Damping

Theory : Damping

Example : Spring Dashpot Damping

Section 10 : Harmonic Analysis

Theory of Harmonic Analysis

Example – 1 : Fixed Fixed Beam Part – 1

Example – 1 : L Shaped Bracket

Example – 3 : Guitar

Section 11: Explicit Analysis

Implicit vs Explicit Methods/Schemes/Analysis

Concept of Timestep : Part – 1,2