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In a steady-state process, the response of the system, whether it is stress, temperature, or otherwise, does not change over time. In a transient analysis, this response is time-dependent. All real-world processes have both a steady-state and a transient phase, but depending on the required...

The Heat Affected Zone (HAZ) is the area of base material which is not melted but has nevertheless had its microstructure and properties changed as a result of the welding. The strength in the HAZ is reduced for many metallic alloys, but in particular for aluminium....

In common usage, the terms mass and weight are interchangeable. However, in physics and engineering, mass and weight refer to two different quantities and should not be confused. Mass is a physical property of a body and is a measure of its “resistance to acceleration” (inertia)...

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In an FEA simulation, two different solution methods can be used, implicit or explicit. They both have their benefits and there are types of analyses that are more suited to one or the other. An implicit solver solves the unknowns in the numerical equations by the...

A drop test simulation in FEA is modelled as a non-linear transient dynamic analysis (https://fea-solutions.co.uk/non-linear-transient-dynamic-analysis/), as it is a dynamic (https://fea-solutions.co.uk/static-vs-dynamic-analysis/) time dependent (https://fea-solutions.co.uk/transient-analysis/) problem that includes non-linear behaviour (https://fea-solutions.co.uk/non-linear-behaviour/). To model the drop, a ground plane is created to simulate the impact surface, and the...

Optimisation of a Dynamic System Improving the strength of a structure subjected to a static load is usually quite straight forward, by adding material to the most highly stressed areas. Improving a structure that is subjected to dynamic loads can however be quite tricky. The difference  between...

The purpose of a Dynamic Design Analysis Method (DDAM) in FEA is to find a system's response to a shock load without the need for a shock curve (acceleration vs. time graph), using empirical correlations instead. The DDAM is used for the analysis of equipment...