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Why is a Triangular Element Stiffer?

By Łukasz Skotny| February 21st, 2019|FEA: Basics, • Meshing, FEA: Intermediate, Benchmarks, FEA Topics:|

Somehow I never used triangular elements. Not that I knew why TRI are "bad". I think I just didn't like how they look (!). This saved me quite some trouble, proving that sometimes having luck (let's call this a gut feeling shall we?) really helps! But you don't have to rely on a gut feeling - [...]

Nonlinear geometry benchmark

By Łukasz Skotny| August 4th, 2018|• Nonlinear Analysis, FEA: Intermediate, • Post Processing, FEA: Advanced, FEA Design Tips, Benchmarks, FEA Topics:|

During last week I've posted a tip in the FEA Guild about using Benchmarks. Some great pointers were in the comments, but one got my attention the most: While there is no chance that I will build such database myself, I'm pretty sure we have a chance of making one together! I will try to [...]