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OptiStruct Tutorials

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The following OptiStruct tutorials are available:

Basic Small Displacement Finite Element Analysis Tutorials

OS-1000: Linear Static Analysis of a Plate with a Hole

OS-1010: Thermal Stress Analysis of a Coffee Pot Lid

OS-1020: Normal Modes Analysis of a Splash Shield

OS-1030: 3-D Inertia Relief Analysis using OptiStruct

OS-1040: 3-D Buckling Analysis using OptiStruct

OS-1050: Connection of Dissimilar Meshes using CWELD Elements

OS-1060: Analysis of a Composite Aircraft Structure using PCOMPG

OS-1070: Analysis of an Axi-symmetric Structure using OptiStruct

OS-1080: Coupled Linear Heat Transfer/Structure Analysis

OS-1085: Linear Steady State Heat Convection Analysis

OS-1090: Linear Transient Heat Transfer Analysis of an Extended Surface Heat Transfer Fin

OS-1100: Thermal Stress Analysis of a Printed Circuit Board with Anisotropic Material Properties

OS-1110: Setting up a Modal Analysis

 

Advanced Small Displacement Finite Element Analysis Tutorials

OS-1300: Direct Frequency Response Analysis of a Flat Plate

OS-1305: Modal Frequency Response Analysis of a Flat Plate

OS-1310: Direct Transient Dynamic Analysis of a Bracket

OS-1315: Modal Transient Dynamic Analysis of a Bracket

OS-1320: Nonlinear Gap Analysis of an Airplane Wing Rib

OS-1325: Random Response Analysis of a Flat Plate

OS-1330: Acoustics Analysis of a Half Car Model

OS-1340: Fatigue (Stress - Life) Method

OS-1350: Fatigue (Strain - Life) Method

OS-1360: NLSTAT Analysis of Gasket Materials in Contact

OS-1365: NLSTAT Analysis of Solid Blocks in Contact

OS-1370: Complex Eigenvalue Analysis of a Reduced Brake System

OS-1371: Brake Squeal Analysis of Brake Assembly

OS-1372: Rotor Dynamics of a Hollow Cylindrical Rotor

OS-1375: Response Spectrum Analysis of a Structure

OS-1380: Computation of Equivalent Radiated Power

OS-1385: Heat Transfer Analysis on Piston Rings with GAP Elements

OS-1390: 1D and 3D Pretensioned Bolt Analysis of an IC Engine Cylinder Head, Gasket and Engine Block System Connected Using Head Bolts

OS-1392: Node-to-Surface versus Surface-to-Surface Contact

OS-1393: Basics of Contact Properties and Debugging

 

Large Displacement Finite Element Analysis Tutorials

OS-1500: Nonlinear Implicit Analysis of Bending of a Plate

OS-1510: Follower Loads, Nonlinear Adaptive Criteria, and Nonlinear Intermediate Results

OS-1520: Finite Sliding of Rack and Pinion Gear Model

 

Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis Tutorials

OS-1600: Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis of Piezoelectric Harvester Assembly

OS-1610: Thermal Fluid-Structure Interaction Analysis on a Manifold

 

Multi-body Dynamics Analysis Tutorials

OS-1900: Dynamic Analysis of a Three-body Model using OptiStruct

OS-1910: Dynamic Analysis of a Slider Crank with a Flexible Connecting Rod

OS-1920: Large Displacement Analysis of a Cantilever Beam using OptiStruct

OS-1930: Generating a Flexible Body for use in Altair MotionSolve

OS-1940: MBD Rigid Contact

OS-1950: Curve to Curve Constraint

OS-1960: Defining Point to Deformable Curve Joint in HyperMesh and Performing Analysis using OptiStruct

 

Topology Optimization Tutorials

OS-2000: Design Concept for a Structural C-clip

OS-2005: Design Concept for a Structural C-clip with Minimum Member Size Control

OS-2010: Design Concept for an Automotive Control Arm

OS-2020: Increasing Natural Frequencies of an Automotive Splash Shield with Ribs

OS-2030: Control Arm Topology Optimization with Draw Direction Constraints

OS-2040: Spot Weld Reduction using CWELD and 1-D Topology Optimization

OS-2050: Pattern Repetition using Topology Optimization

OS-2060: Symmetry and Draw Direction Applied Simultaneously in Topology Optimization

OS-2070: Topology Optimization of a Reduced Model using DMIG

OS-2080: Topology Optimization of a Hook with Stress Constraints

OS-2090: Topology Optimization with Extrusion Constraints

OS-2095: Frequency Response Optimization of a Rectangular Plate

OS-2098: Topology Optimization of an Excavator Arm Model

 

Topography Optimization Tutorials

OS-3000: Topography Optimization of a Plate Under Torsion

OS-3010: Topography Optimization of an L-bracket

OS-3020: Automatic Recognition of Bead Results from Topography Optimization of an L-bracket

OS-3030: Random Response Optimization

 

Combination Optimization Tutorials

OS-3100: Combined Topology and Topography Optimization of a Slider Suspension

OS-3200: Optimization-driven Design of a Composite Aircraft Underbelly Fairing

OS-3300: Using the Lattice Optimization Process in OptiStruct

OS-3400: Optimization-driven Design of an Open Hole Tension (OHT) Specimen

 

Size Optimization Tutorials

OS-4000: 3-D Size Optimization of a Rail Joint

OS-4010: Size Optimization of a Welded Bracket

OS-4020: Composite Bike Frame Optimization

OS-4030: Discrete Size Optimization of a Welded Bracket

OS-4040: Size Optimization of a Shredder

OS-4050: Optimization of a Horizontal Tail Plane

OS-4070: Free-sizing Nonlinear Gap Optimization on an Airplane Wing Rib

OS-4080: Minimization of the Maximum Stress of a Rotating Bar: A Size Optimization

OS-4090: Manufacturing Constraints in a Free-size Optimization of a Composite Structure

OS-4095: Size Optimization using External Responses (DRESP3) through HyperMath

OS-4100: Size Optimization of a Bracket (using DRESP1, DRESP2 and DRESP3)

 

Shape Optimization Tutorials

OS-5000: 2-D Shape Optimization of a Cantilever Beam

OS-5010: Cantilever L-beam Shape Optimization

OS-5020: Shape Optimization of a 3-D Bracket Model using the Free-shape Method

OS-5030: Buckling Optimization of a Structural Rail

OS-5040: Shape Optimization of a Rail Joint

OS-5050: Shape Optimization of a 4 Bar Linkage

OS-5060: Shape Optimization of a 3-D Model using the Free-shape Method with Manufacturing Constraints

OS-5070: Fatigue Optimization of a Torque Control Arm

OS-5080: Global Search Optimization

OS-5090: Thermal Optimization on Aluminum Fins