Elements of Analysis - March 2005

By DE Editors

Desktop Engineering‘s Elements of Analysis

March 2005. Vol.10, Issue 7, Part Two of Two

Assess Your FEA Skills
As more companies embrace product simulation, it’s critical todetermine your proficiency and your team’s proficiency using analysistools.
By Vince Adams

Upfront Contact Analysis
Here’s a look at what PlassoTech’s 3G.author brings to complex contact analysistasks.
By Dr. Yuri Kizimovich

Exploring Your Data—Tecplot 10
This data visualization and technical plotting software lets you tackle complexdata.
By Keith Crowe

SigmaPlot 9 Charts a New Course
An upgrade nearly three years in the making proves worth the wait.
By Barry Simon

Departments

Commentary: The Fracture Front
Dale Berry
ABAQUS, Inc.

neoterics—new products and esoterica

Web Exclusives

Embedded FEA: The Future of Design
Tony Abbey
Integrating Nastran into MCAD is the next step in design.

Math Matters in Design
Paul Goossens
Every time an engineer reaches for a calculator to calculate or deducea design parameter, critical engineering insight and knowledge is lost.