Seminar

This workshop will be presented in two parts. The first part covers the fundamentals of the finite element analysis method, its basic concepts and mathematical formulation. The goal of this review is to familiarize participants with the basic steps involved in setting up finite element models and the analysis, and to discuss the results and their interpretation along with possible sources of error. 

In the second part of the workshop, the participants will gain hands-on experience through setting up and analyzing finite element models of some basic case studies using ANSYS. The main focus of this part is to perform the analysis, verify the predictions with available analytical solutions, and discuss various modeling issues that may arise in doing so.

Participants must bring their own laptop. A copy of ANSYS ED will be provided for each participant. ANSYS ED currently runs on the PC platform only.

Instructor

Dr. Ali Shahkarami has over over 10 years of experience in Finite Elements Modelling of various structural systems. His graduate studies at the Department of Civil Engineering, UBC, heavily involved material constitutive model development and finite element simulation of ballistic impact events.

APEGBC is an AIBC/CES registered provider offering an AIBC-Accredited activity for 6.5 Core Learning Units.

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