Paul Kurowski

1. Introduction 2. Static analysis of a plate 3. Static analysis of an L-bracket 4. Static and frequency analysis of a pipe support 5. Static analysis of a link 6. Frequency analysis of a tuning fork and a plastic part 7. Thermal analysis of a pipe connector and heater 8. Thermal analysis of a heat sink 9. Static analysis of a hanger 10. Thermal stress analysis of a bi-metal loop 11. Buckling analysis of I-beam 12. Static analysis of a bracket using adaptive solution methods 13. Drop test 14. Selected nonlinear problems 15. Mixed meshing problem 16. Analysis of a weldment using beam and truss elements 17. Review of 2D problems 18. Vibration analysis - modal time history and harmonic 19. Analysis of random vibration 20. Topological Optimization 21. Miscellaneous topics - part 1 22. Miscellaneous topics - part 2 23. Implementation of FEA into the design process 24. Glossary of terms 25. Resources available to FEA users 26. List of exercises