Engineering Analysis with COSMOSWorks Professional 2008

This tutorial goes beyond the standard software manual because its unique approach concurrently introduces you to COSMOSWorks 2008 software and the fundamentals of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) through hands-on exercises. A number of projects are presented using commonly used parts to illustrate the analysis features of COSMOSWorks.

This book covers the following FEA functionality of COSMOSWorks 2008:

Linear static analysis of parts and assemblies

• Frequency (modal) analysis
• Buckling analysis
• Thermal analysis
• Drop test analysis
• Optimization analysis
• Nonlinear analysis
• Dynamic analysis

Table of Contents
Before You Start
1. Introduction
2. Static analysis of a plate
3. Static analysis of an L-bracket
4. Stress and frequency analysis of a thin plate
5. Static analysis of a link
6. Frequency analysis of a tuning fork
7. Thermal analysis of a pipeline component and heater
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 tension
14. Static analysis of a bracket using adaptive solution methods
15. Design sensitivity analysis of hinge supported beam
16. Drop test of a coffee mug
17. Selected nonlinear problems
18. Mixed meshing problem
19. Analysis of a weldment using beam elements
20. Dynamic Analysis - Modal Time History and Harmonic
21. Analysis of random vibration
22. Miscellaneous topics
23. Implementation of FEA into the design process
24. Glossary of terms
25. Resources available to FEA Users