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PREDICTION AND MODELLING OF FAILURE USING FEA
08 February 2006 - NAFEMS
| Prediction and simulation of failure has a growing importance since designing against ultimate and fatigue strength should be predicted more precisely, as testing is expensive. Including more simulation shortens design time which often is an important parameter. A more accurate prediction of the ultimate and fatigue strength can also lead to more optimized designs. |
Many materials, such as plastic and fiber composites, have a large residual strength after the material has started to yield or fail and if controlled yielding or failure growth can be allowed in extreme cases then there is a big potential to include this residual strength. Elements which allow failure growth are recently implemented in commercial FE-Software packages, which will be presented at the seminar. The seminar will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, which is easily accessible from most european countries. We encourage submissions from all parts of Europe. Objectives
The seminar is intended as a forum for experts in the area of prediction and modelling of failure by using FEA. The event is accompanied by an exhibition of engineering software, computer systems, and related consultancy services. A comprehensive review of the current state-of-theart and trends as well as of future challenges will thus be accessible to participants. Contributions and topics of interest
Papers that illustrate the current state of knowledge with the help of specific applications are welcome. Furthermore, recent progress and emerging trends due to public R&D projects should be documented. Most contributions should originate from a broad industrial basis. In particular, reviews of work resulting in new knowledge obtained as well as various advanced methods of numerical simulation would be welcome. Contributions are welcome from all industry areas, as well as from research and development showing practical applications of simulation, analysis as an engineering tool, simulation techniques and technologies. If you have any questions regarding your presentation please contact us. After notification we will provide more information as well as pattern which you please use to create your manuscript.
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About: NAFEMS
NAFEMS is a not for profit organisation aimed at promoting best practices and also fostering education and awareness in the engineering analysis community. In line with its objectives to promote the effective use of simulation technologies, NAFEMS is continually seeking to create awareness of new analysis methodologies, deliver education & training, and stimulate the adoption of best practices and standards by offering a platform for continuous professional development.By the late 1970s and early 1980s, as computing power became more widely available, increasingly industry was starting to solve practical engineering problems using finite element analysis techniques. There was however considerable concern that the accuracy of the methods, and software implementations, required to be verified in order to allow the results to be effectively used. Following extensive lobbying, by industry and academia, the UK Government's Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) set up, and funded, a project within the National Engineering Laboratory (NEL), based in East Kilbride, Scotland, to investigate the issues. As a result the National Agency for Finite Element Methods and Standards, quickly shortened to the acronym NAFEMS, was founded as a special interest group in 1983 with a specific objective namely: "To promote the safe and reliable use of finite element and related technology" In order to keep engineers abreast of the latest developments in the Analysis World the quarterly magazine BENCHmark was launched by NAFEMS in July 1987. After seven years of seed funding by the UK government, and with the support of its industrial members, the decision was taken to launch NAFEMS Ltd as an independent not-for-profit company, owned by its member's in 1990. The company celebrated its 10th Anniversary in 2000, and has developed both the scope of its technology focus and its membership well beyond the original vision. Today NAFEMS and its members are involved in many different types of engineering simulation covering both products and processes. Membership continues to grow, now exceeding 700 corporate members in over 30 different countries. Steering groups have been set up in the UK, France, Germany, and the USA to co-ordinate local activities and interaction with members. |
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