Our getting started series is intended to help you hit the ground running. This getting started with Explicit FEA course:

• is intended to be the first resources you should use to grow your knowledge of the explicit analysis process;
• will help you learn the principles of the explicit solution process and how it differs from an implicit process;
• introduce you to some of the terminology and jargon that you will hear from users of the Explicit method;
• give you an awareness of the advantages and disadvantages of the explicit process;
• provide you with some basics checks you should perform to gain confidence in the results produced by the explicit process;
• share tips on where to go next to further develop your expertise in this area.

This course is relevant to newcomers and experienced analysts who want to develop their skills with Explicit solvers. The course features examples from well known Explicit code vendors however the methods and techniques discussed in the course are embedded within all major Explicit solvers.

Course Author – Laurence Marks

Laurence Marks has worked in simulation for over 30 years. Laurence was the joint founder, and MD, of SSA, a company which specialised in all aspects of the simulation business. SSA grew to employ 20+ people in 3 offices and was sold to Technia in 2018.

Laurence is currently a Visiting Research Fellow at Oxford Brookes University, focussing on modelling the human knee, and is also involved in a wide range of consultancy projects. He is also an Honorary Departmental Doctoral Supervisor at NDORMS, University of Oxford. Laurence writes for Develop3D and has also authored publications for NAFEMS.

Keywords

Explicit, Finite Element Analysis, Step length, Critical step length, General contact, hourglassing, Energy balance, Damange, Failure, Validation