Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools like Abaqus/Explicit or the 3DEXPERIENCE Platform provide a fantastic solution if you’re looking to investigate your product’s performance in simulation before spending the resources to develop a physical prototype. But for those that adopt these tools, there can sometimes be the hurdle of material modeling and its influence on your simulation’s ability to predict reality. Using improper material properties can lead to drastically different conclusions in your FEA simulations if you’re not careful. Throughout this blog, we’ll demonstrate what might happen to you and your product should you skip over the time and effort required to develop a proper material model for your scenario.
Designing rotating machinery requires a thorough analysis of potential vibrational feedback that could occur in the system during operation. If proper precautions are not taken, excessive vibrational excitations in rotating systems can create catastrophic failures. In this article, see how we used 3DEXPERIENCE STRUCTURAL roles and Abaqus FEA software to perform an analysis workflow focusing on the identification of critical speeds where large vibrational excitations are most likely to occur.
As a design progresses, engineers move on to more detailed analyses to validate the design. This is where SOLIDWORKS Simulation can be leveraged to quickly analyze individual components and multi-part assemblies in a range of loading conditions. However, as designs become more complex, the limitations of SOLIDWORKS Simulation become apparent, and more powerful tools like Abaqus are required. This article helps you determine when is a good time to upgrade.