Tag: Explicit

Finite Element Analysis and the Missing Mass

  Explicit FEA software is a powerful tool to model dynamic structures and transient loading. They are, time-consuming and difficult to troubleshoot. Often, FEA engineers ...

Modular Blast Resistant Building

Blast Resistant Building Design With Finite Element Analysis

Explosive hazards are prevalent in many industries. The source of these explosions can be accidental or malevolent. Regardless, site personnel need protection from these hazards. ...
Rebar Impact on 3/16" Steel Plate

Tornado Missile Evaluator Tips

Evaluating Tornado Missiles for RIS 2015-06? We’re going to help make it a little more intuitive. Tornado strikes might not be as bad as you ...
HDPE Plastic Tank with Steel Frame

Using Symmetry To Reduce FEA Runtime

Most structures and their loads are symmetric. In these cases it's possible to take advantage of symmetry to simplify your Finite Element Analysis and reduce ...
External Load Applied to Bolted Joint

Modeling Bolted Connections Under External Load with Finite Element Analysis

In last week's blog, we discussed the science behind bolted connections. Specifically their response when subjected to a combined external load and preload. In this ...
Shipping Container Damage

Shipping Container Impact Analysis

We can perform impact analyses in lieu of drop tests to verify structural integrity. This is an example of a dropped shipping container. ...

Crash Test Tuesday: Geo Vs. Chevy C2500

We thought it’d be fun to showcase some of our tools using a new series we call Crash Test Tuesday. This week, we’re going to ...
FEA Pipe Impact

Failure Analysis

Failures Happen, Learn from Them If you’ve made it here, something probably went wrong. And you don’t want it to happen again. Failure is sometimes ...

Tank Impact Evaluation

We found that API-650 tanks are more robust than most expect. The water in this tank absorbed 30% of the energy of a truck going ...
Missile Barrier Explicit FEA Results

Tornado Missile Barriers

A nuclear plant found that they needed to protect pipes from wind driven missiles. We designed a barrier system for them using 3D modeling and ...