Solidworks Simulation 2018: A Power Guide for Beginners and Intermediate Users, Cadartifex, Dogra Sandeep, Willis John

This textbook covers important concepts and methods used in finite element analysis (FEA) such as Preparing Geometry, Boundary Conditions (load and fixture), Element Types, Contacts, Connectors, Meshing, Mesh Controls, Mesh Quality Check (Jacobian Check and Aspect Ratio), Adaptive Meshing (H-Adaptive and P-Adaptive), Iterative Methods (Newton-Raphson Scheme and Modified Newton-Raphson Scheme), Incremental Methods (Force, Displacement, or Arc Length), and so on. This textbook not only focuses on the usages of the tools of SOLIDWORKS Simulation but also on the fundamentals of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) through various real-world case studies. The case studies used in this textbook allow users to solve various real-world engineering problems, step-by-step. Also, the Hands-on test drives are given at the end of chapters that allow users to experience themselves the ease-of-use and powerful capabilities of SOLIDWORKS Simulation.

Every chapter begins with learning objectives related to the topics covered in that chapter. Moreover, every chapter ends with a summary which lists the topics learned in that chapter followed by questions to assess the knowledge.

Table of Contents:
Chapter 1. Introduction to FEA and SOLIDWORKS Simulation
Chapter 2. Introduction to Analysis Tools and Static Analysis
Chapter 3. Case Studies of Static Analysis
Chapter 4. Contacts and Connectors
Chapter 5. Adaptive Mesh Methods
Chapter 6. Buckling Analysis
Chapter 7. Fatigue Analysis
Chapter 8. Frequency Analysis
Chapter 9. Drop Test Analysis
Chapter 10. Non-Linear Static Analysis

Main Features of the Textbook