Course Description
ANSYS Mechanical APDL Advanced Structural Nonlinearities 
Duration: 3 daysDates offered and location:
September 14-16, 2010 (Rochester, NY)
Cost: $1800 ($2000 with NYS PE credit
)
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Focuses on element selection and the wide range of constitutive models available in ANSYS. Rate-independent plasticity, viscoplasticity/creep, and hyperelasticity are some of the topics which will be discussed. Geometric instability problems and element birth and death will also be covered.
Attendees will learn the appropriate element formulations to use, the input of nonlinear material parameters, and the applicability of the various constitutive models for engineering use.
Prequisite: Basic Structural Nonlinearities
Course Topics Include:
- Introduction
- 18x Continuum Elements
- 18x Beam Elements
- 18x Shell Elements
- Advanced Rate-Independent Plasticity
- Creep
- Viscoelasticity
- Hyperelasticity
- Viscoelasticity
- Shape Memory Alloy
- Gaskets
- Geometric Instability: Buckling
- Element Birth and Death
