This tutorial concurrently introduces you to COSMOSWorks software and the fundamentals of Finite Element Analysis through hands-on exercises. A number of projects are presented using commonly used parts to illustrate the analysis features of COSMOSWorks.

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Chapters

1. Introduction
2. Static analysis of a plate
3. Static analysis of an L-bracket
4. Stress and frequency analysis of a thin plate 
5. Static analysis of a link
6. Frequency analysis of a tuning fork
7. Thermal analysis of a pipeline component and heater
8. Thermal analysis of a heat sink
9. Static analysis of a hanger 
10. Analysis of contact stress between two plates 
11. Thermal stress analysis of a bi-metal beam
12. Buckling analysis of an L-beam
13. Design optimization of  a plate in tension
14. Static analysis of a bracket using adaptive solution methods
15. Design sensitivity analysis of hinge supported beam
16. Drop test of a coffee mug
17. Selected large displacements problems
18. Mixed meshing problem
19. Static analysis of a weldment using beam elements
20. Miscellaneous topics
21. Implementation of FEA into the design process
22. Glossary of terms
23. Resources available to FEA Users

279 pages

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SolidWorks Simulation 2010
ISBN:  978-1-58503-576-2

SolidWorks Simulation 2009
ISBN:  978-1-58503-514-4

COSMOSWorks 2008
ISBN:  978-1-58503-469-7

COSMOSWorks 2007
ISBN:  978-1-58503-353-9

COSMOSWorks 2006
ISBN:  978-1-58503-282-2

COSMOSWorks 2005
ISBN:  978-1-58503-249-5

COSMOSWorks 2004
ISBN:  978-1-58503-181-8

COSMOSWorks 2003
ISBN:  978-1-58503-158-0