Ansys Workbench Training: Nonlinear FEA

2 Day Class
$1700

Location: mHUB Chicago
965 W. Chicago Ave., Chicago, IL 60642

This Ansys Nonlinear FEA Training Class is an advanced course focused on teaching the fundamentals of Nonlinear FEA using Ansys Mechanical Workbench. To sign up for this public class, register using the link to the right. For private classes, custom curriculum, or more general information about our classes, please contact us.

The primary objective of this Ansys Training class is to teach participants Nonlinear FE Analysis in Ansys Mechanical using the Ansys Workbench interface. Thus, upon completion of this course, participants will be able to set up, solve, and diagnose their own Nonlinear Analyses in Ansys Mechanical.

Ansys Workbench with the following licenses (or equivalent): Ansys Mechanical Pro, Ansys Mechanical Premium, or Ansys Mechanical Enterprise and a direct connection to Native CAD (Autodesk Inventor, PTC Creo, Solidworks, etc).

• Overview of the Fundamentals of Nonlinear FEA

• Assembly Contact and Friction

• Nonlinear material models such as Elasto-Plastic and Hyperelastic.

• Time Stepping, Large Deflection, Initial Conditions, and importing actual material test data.

• Applications include CNC Machined Components, Ductile Metals, Plastic, Aerospace, Automotive, Consumer Electronics and more!

• The role of Nonlinear FEA in Product Development

• Time Management, Troubleshooting, and Gaining Confidence as a Casual Analyst

• Best Practices in Analyzing Parts and Assemblies

• Communicating with both Qualitative and Quantitative Results Post-processing

• Creating Sensors and Utilizing Design Optimization Techniques

• How to approach Ductile vs. Brittle materials using FEA

This class is specifically tailored for those with a technical background and prior experience using Ansys Workbench and Analyzing Static Structural FEA. Therefore, an engineering degree is not a prerequisite, however, it is strongly recommended. As always, an open mind, a creative spirit, and a strong Quantitative Comprehension of Mechanics of Materials are necessary!

Fastway Engineering provides in-demand CAD/CAE consulting services and world-class CAD/CAE training to the aerospace and defense, automotive, manufacturing and automation, medical and electronics industries. By focusing on the fundamentals and working alongside many different software brands, Fastway is dedicated to "Bridging the Gap" between Academia and Industry.

Jim Shaw has over 15 years of engineering experience, and is a leading expert in the application of CAD, FEA, and CFD. As a consultant and a trainer, Jim has raised the bottom line of dozens of companies and enriched the careers and capacities of hundreds of students. Jim first learned ANSYS (APDL) in 1999 while at the University of Pittsburgh, which is about 25 miles away from Ansys' Global Headquarters in Canonsburg, PA.

Registration is on a first-come, first-served basis and continues until a class is filled. If you cancel forty-five (45) days or more before the beginning of a class, you will receive a refund, minus a $250 cancellation fee.  If you cancel later than forty-five (45) days before the beginning of the class, there is no refund of any kind.

If it is necessary for Fastway Engineering to cancel a class, students will be notified and offered another class or a full refund. Fastway Engineering cannot be responsible for nonrefundable airline tickets or lodging. Students are urged to not make any travel arrangements until a class has been confirmed. Registrations are transferable to another person only if the workshop does not have a waiting list. If you wish to transfer your registration, please contact us to inquire.

Cancellation and transfer requests must be made by calling our office at 312-620-9891