Tony Abbey is a consultant analyst with his own company, FETraining. He also works as training manager for NAFEMS, responsible for developing and implementing training classes, including e-learning classes. Send e-mail about this article to DE-Editors@digitaleng.news.
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Tony's latest posts
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Shear Panic: Seeking Stress Relief
November 1, 2019Stress can be puzzling for engineers; FEA modeling can provide guidance.
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Speeding with Caution
October 1, 2019Relating the speed sketching process to simulation and analysis.
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ParaMatters CogniCAD Walkthrough
September 1, 2019Setting up topology optimization problems is clear-cut in CogniCAD.
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Altair SIMSOLID Walkthrough
June 1, 2019For this overview, Tony Abbey says he was was able to explore design configurations very rapidly—and this prompted further exploration into alternative configurations such as an integral fitting.
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Shear Panic: Seeking Stress Relief
November 1, 2019Stress can be puzzling for engineers; FEA modeling can provide guidance.
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Speeding with Caution
October 1, 2019Relating the speed sketching process to simulation and analysis.
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ParaMatters CogniCAD Walkthrough
September 1, 2019Setting up topology optimization problems is clear-cut in CogniCAD.
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Altair SIMSOLID Walkthrough
June 1, 2019For this overview, Tony Abbey says he was was able to explore design configurations very rapidly—and this prompted further exploration into alternative configurations such as an integral fitting.
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Get Cracking with ANSYS Workbench 19.2
May 1, 2019Walk through a fracture analysis using ANSYS Separating Morphing Adaptive Remeshing Technology.
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Parametric Design Optimization with CORTIME
March 1, 2019Walk through a linear buckling optimization using CORTIME.
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ANSYS Workbench 19.2
January 25, 2019Take a hands-on look at how the ANSYS Workbench environment is used to explore the physics of a benchmark model.
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Meshless FEA Opportunities
January 1, 2019Is there a future for meshless methods in mainstream analysis?
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Democratization in FEA
November 1, 2018Most of the discussion on FEA democratization tends to focus on CAD-embedded FEA. The downside of making FEA software accessible by all is often stated as there may not be adequate understanding of the underlying principles of FEA.
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Autodesk Nastran In-CAD
September 1, 2018Walk through the setup and analysis of a simple bracket to get an overview of Autodesk Nastran, a CAD-embedded finite element analysis software.
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COMSOL Multiphysics Overview
August 1, 2018Get a look at the latest capabilities and functionalities.
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SOLIDWORKS Simulation Overview, Part 2
July 1, 2018Walk through a static analysis study of an aircraft keel section in SOLIDWORKS.
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SOLIDWORKS Simulation Overview, Part 1
June 1, 2018Walk through a static analysis study of an aircraft keel section in SOLIDWORKS.
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An ESRD CAE Handbook Look
May 1, 2018DE looks into the ESRD CAE Handbook – a collection of pre-built FEA models to check strength, stiffness and other characteristics of typical fittings and components found in aerospace and other industries.
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Optimization Overview: solidThinking Inspire
April 1, 2018solidThinking Inspire 2018 is a structural optimization program designed to provide a complete workflow from geometry creation and or manipulation, through FE analysis to topology optimization and geometry shape fitting of the resultant configuration.
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Siemens FEMAP with NX NASTRAN Overview
March 1, 2018Part two of this overview of FEMAP with NX NASTRAN from Siemens focuses on meshing and FE analysis.
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