Engineering Analysis with COSMOSWorks 2005

This tutorial concurrently introduces you to COSMOSWorks software and the fundamentals of Finite Element Analysis through hands-on exercises. A number of projects are presented using commonly used parts to illustrate the analysis features of COSMOSWorks.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Static analysis of a plate
3. Static analysis of an L-bracket
4. Frequency analysis of a thin plate with shell elements
5. Static analysis of a link
6. Frequency analysis of a tuning fork
7. Thermal analysis of a pipeline component
8. Thermal analysis of a heat sink
9. Static analysis of a hanger
10. Analysis of contact stress between two plates
11. Thermal stress analysis of a bi-metal beam
12. Buckling analysis of an L-beam
13. Design optimization of a plate in bending
14. Static analysis of a bracket using p-elements
15. Design sensitivity analysis
16. Drop test of a coffee mug
17. Miscellaneous topics
18. Implementation of FEA into the design process
19. Glossary of terms
20. Resources available to FEA User