Discretisation, meshing, quality of mesh, boundary conditions.
Pre and post processing
Preparation of geometry
Generation of geometry by means of direct modelling.
Repair and modification of geometry.
Dimensional parameterisation
Static analysis. Linear and no linear
Methodologies for solving nonlinear equilibrium equations. Sources of non linearity, theory of large deformations.
Non-linearity caused by material and contacts.
Failure criteria, yielding and damage laws
Dynamic analysis in the frequency domain
Modal, harmonic load, PSD and spectral analysis.
Dynamic analysis in the time domain
Rigid body dynamics
Implicit and explicit dynamics.