Finite Element Analysis is a highly specialized skills subset of the stress analysis skills umbrella. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Modeling simply means breaking up a large structure into tiny pieces. In other words, discretizing the large structure into finite elements. These elements are part of a large library of elements found in a software program, called the FEM Pre/Post Processor (e.g. FEMAP, Patran etc.). The models are solved using the Analysis Solver (e.g. Nastran in Aerospace).
Elements are nothing but mathematical representations of structural members. You take the large structure made up of various structural members and joints, then use the appropriate element types to model that large structure. The key is to know what type of materials, properties, and element types or connections to use in the FEM program in order to properly model the structure's stiffness and behavior under loading. FEM is almost a mandatory skill in aerospace stress analysis today. The main purpose of FEA in a majority of aerospace applications is loads development.
Aircraft Structures Modeling is the application stage of finite element analysis. This is probably the most important part of the stress engineering cycle. The fact is that a majority of the effort related to stress engineering is developing accurate or close to accurate loads, at least in the aerospace industry.
Even today, the tried and tested product development cycles involve modeling of the critical structural load path members to determine the loads required for sizing. If the loads are inaccurate, the sizing will also be inaccurate, thus resulting in wasted engineering hours.
So it is critical to understand proper modeling techniques to capture the stiffness of the systems, constraints and applied loading and resulting component loads. This is what you will learn in the Aircraft Structures Modeling course.
Stress Analysis is a highly specialized field of mechanical or aerospace engineering. Stress analysis is all about structural analysis of different components on an aircraft. It involves sizing (for stress optimized dimensions) of components under various loads obtained from FEA and modeling, and then documenting all the analysis in the form of reports or stress notes. These reports are then later used for certification with the appropriate certifying authorities. For example, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the authority here in USA, European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) in Europe etc., and wherever the aircraft is flying. Certification can be done by analysis or by static testing, it depends on the case.
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My Background: I graduated in 1986 with an MEng in Mechanical Engineering at the Technical University of Lisbon - Instituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal. In the last seven years of my career I have been working as a Stress Engineer in the Aerospace Industry and have participated in major airplane development programs; Bombardier (CSeries; G7000/8000), Airbus (A350 XWB, A380, A400M), Boeing 787, Embraer KC390 and Mitsubishi Regional Jet; Stress Ebook LLC. FEA Course: This course did everything right. From organization to presentation to interaction, this is a good model for what online training should be. The tutor has a very clear and concise teaching manner which works well for me. I'm going to register in Stress Ebook LLC. more advanced courses already available online.
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