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Technical Seminar:TechnicalSeminar:StressVisualizationandValidation

Topics: UnderstandinghowFemap managestheViewWindow Stressvisualization(PostProcessing):

SolidElements nodalversuscentroid stressesPlateElements top/bottomandnodalaveragingp g gBeamElements MaxCombined=vonMises

ValidationofStressResults:Ifitlooksgooditisgood. Using the FreeBodyDiagram (FBD)

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UsingtheFree Body Diagram(FBD)

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Wheneveryouseeastresscontourplot,justassumethatitiswrong,saysMarkSherman,headoftheFemap DevelopmentTeamforSiemensPLMSoftwareSolutions.AlthoughShermanscommentsoundsabitdramatic,itsparforthecourseincomputermodeling,whereacommonsayingisgarbagein,gospelout(GIGO).Thequestionsthatthesecommentsraisearesimpletoposebutsomewhatvexingtoanswerevenforthespecialists.

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d l dNavigatingFemapsViewWindow,ViewSelectandViewOptions

The View Window is a database

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The View Window is a database All View Select and View Options can be saved within this mini-database