Finite Element Analysis (FEA/FEM) General Procedure/Steps for Structural/Thermal

#snsinstitutions, #snsdesignthinkers, #designthinking, #amsubra, #snsctaerospace, #snsctmech Finite Element Analysis (FEA/FEM) General Procedure/Steps for Structural/Thermal problem Major Steps in Finite Element Analysis • Discretization • Derivation of element equation • weak form • construct form of approximation solution over one element • derive finite element model •Assembling - putting elements together • Imposing boundary conditions •Solving equations • Post computation