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Category: FEA

The Finite Element Analysis (FEA) component of SimScale enables you to virtually test and predict the behavior of structures and hence solve complex structural engineering problems subjected to static and dynamic loading conditions.

  • What Everybody Needs to Know about CAE

    Computer-aided engineering (CAE) is the broad usage of computer software in analyzing and virtually testing engineering products. With a CAE tool, you can simulate, validate, and optimize products based on the results of a numerical analysis. CAE solutions are used in a wide range of industries to analyze the robustness and improve the performance of components and…

  • How to Increase the Performance of Heavy Equipment with CAE

    Known also as “engineering equipment” or “heavy machines,” heavy equipment represents a large category of heavy-duty vehicles and big industrial machinery. Common attributes of heavy equipment are strength, oversized dimensions, working performance, and a long lifecycle because heavy equipment is an essential component of the workflow process in many powerful and demanding industries. Heavy equipment is commonly used…

  • Engineering Challenges in Architecture and Construction

    In architecture and construction, there are a number of technical and standard criteria that should be taken into consideration: structural behavior, seismic risks, spatial flexibility, energy efficiency, as well as thermal comfort and environmental impact. In recent years, a broad spectrum of computer software and more specialized applications packages were created for handling complex engineering…

  • Simulation’s Role in the Oil and Gas Industry

    In a previous article, I wrote about the role that simulation can play in the design and optimization of mining equipment. This time, I would like to continue with a discussion on the broader topic of simulation’s role in the natural resources sector. This article will pay special attention to oil and gas applications and the…

  • 75 Years of the Finite Element Method (FEM)

    Finite Element Analysis simulation concept developed from the theoretical basis established by the finite element method (FEM), which was founded with the publication of a set of scientific papers in the 1940s. Created as numerical techniques for finding approximate solutions to boundary value problems for partial differential equations, FEM software is based on a problem…

  • 9 Learning Resources to Get You Started with Engineering Simulation

    Because beginnings are often difficult, we gathered all the available learning resources to help you get started with SimScale and make sure you get the best out of all the CFD, FEA, and thermal simulation features that our cloud-based platform includes. Enjoy your reading and good luck with becoming a SimScale Pro! 1. CAE Tutorials Meshing, fluid…

  • The Elastomeric Bearing Pad and Its Role in Bridge Design

    Over seven kilometers long, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge accommodates a quarter of a million vehicles per day. The bridge, constructed using close to 250 million kilograms of steel must support a mass of 450 million kg of vehicles per day, and around 500 thousand kg at any given time. The possibility of bridge failure is frightening,…