Tag: FEA

Verification and Validation in FEA

By Altair Partner Alliance on September 16, 2015

This guest contribution on Innovation Intelligence is written by Brent Lancaster, Principle Support Engineer at ESRD, developers of StressCheck. ESRD is a member of the Altair Partner Alliance. Verification and validation (V&V) in finite element analysis (FEA) is becoming a major focus for organizations wanting … Read More

Thought Leader Thursday: Are CAE and FEA the Same?

By Simone Bonino on August 20, 2015

In the engineering field, the terms Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) are often used interchangeably. Market reports on the CAE space generally profile the companies that provide FEA software to the industry. This can include computational fluid … Read More

Multiphysics: Toward the Perfect Golf Swing

By Jon Quigley on January 24, 2014

Perfecting one’s golf swing is a great example of a complex and multi-faceted engineering problem to which multiphysics computer-aided engineering (CAE) tools may be applied. There is the structure of the golf club, its material properties, aerodynamics of the swing … Read More

Engineering Amazing

By Tony Norton on January 4, 2012

The recent TV spots by Lexus (below) stirred up some questions from friends who know basically what we do here at Altair but not the specifics.

Young Engineers

By Tony Norton on September 15, 2011

It has been a while since my last blog entry.  It has been a busy time. I attended a great Altair India HTC, presenting at NDIA GVSETS and then experiencing the excitement around Altair HQ with the official launch of … Read More

India, Innovation, 11

By Tony Norton on July 25, 2011

This week I’m preparing to attend the HyperWorks Technology Conference (HTC) in Pune, India. This is part of the 2011 Global HTC Series. The events so far in Tokyo, Japan and Orlando, Florida have been well attended and have included … Read More

Micro-Mechanical Models & Motorcycles

By Tony Norton on July 1, 2011

Material modeling at a micro-mechanical level was a tool once reserved for only the highest level aerospace composites. Now an accurate understanding of material behavior is essential for manufacturers of parts from automotive dashboards to cell phones.

Can we Trust FEA Results in Aerospace?

By Simone Bonino on May 17, 2011

One of the recent discussions in an Aerospace Stress Engineers Linked In group was about the reasons behind the delays in new airplane programs such as the A380 and 787.  See the following link for more details: View the LinkedIn … Read More