The problem to be solved is specified in a) the physical domain and b) the discretized domain used by FEA

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Developing a Model for Finite Element Analysis

Overall steps in FEA software

Von Mises stress in ¼ model of thin plate under tension using 1st order elements

A disaster waiting to happen using first order elements

Approximation of stress function in a model

A mesh of solid tetrahedral (4 nodes) h-elements

A mesh of tetrahedral p-elements produced by MECHANICA

Two common convergence measures using p-elements

L-shaped cantilever created in Pro/E.

Constraints and loads are applied.

Material properties can be accessed and edited.

Von Mises Stress Distribution

48.95 MPa

Deformation of bar at a scale of 42.8.

Convergence plots for Von Mises Stress and strain enery.