CATIA V5 FEA Tutorials Release 21

• Introduces new users to the Finite Element Analysis capabilities of CATIA 21 

• Covers a wide variety of problems using step by step tutorials 

• Each chapter is completely independent of each other 

• Intended for people already familiar with the basics of using CATIA 


The objective of this tutorial book is to expose the reader to the basic FEA capabilities in CATIA V5 Release 21. The chapters are designed to be independent of each other allowing the user to pick specific topics without the need to go through the previous chapters. However, the best strategy to learn is to sequentially cover the chapters. 


In this workbook, the parts created in CATIA are simple enough they can be modeled with minimal knowledge of this powerful software. The reason behind the simplicity is not to burden the reader with the CAD aspects of the package. However, it is assumed that the user is familiar with CATIA V5 Release 21 interface and basic utilities such as pan, zoom, and rotation. 


The tutorials are based on release 21; however, other releases can also be used with minor changes. Typically, the differences are not even noticed by a beginner. 


Table of Contents


1.   Introduction 

2.   Analysis of a Bent Rod with Solid Elements 

3.   Axially Loaded Block with Stress Concentration 

4.   Stress Analysis of a Rotating Disk 

5.   Deformation of an I-beam under Self-weight 

6.   C-clamp Deformed with Enforced Displacement 

7.   FEA Modeling of the Bent Rod with Beam Elements 

8.   Beam Elements under Enforced Displacement 

9.   Bending of a Notched Specimen with Smooth Virtual Part 

10. Analyzing a Loaded Bracket with Triangular Shell Elements 

11. Modeling Mismatch in Shell Thickness and Surface Mesher 

12. Analysis of Thin Walled Pressure Vessel using Shell Elements 

13. Using the “Surface Mesher” to Simplify Geometry 

14. FE Model of a Bearing-Shaft Assembly using Analysis 

15. Connection 

16. Shrink Fit Analysis 

17. Analysis of a Tensile Specimen as an Assembly 

18. Analysis of a Fastened Assembly 

19. Thermal Stresses in a Bi-metallic Strip 

20. Hybrid Mesh Analysis 

21. Spring Elements 

22. Adaptive Refinement 

23. Free Vibration of a Simply Supported Beam 

24. Buckling Analysis 

25. A Simple Spot Weld Analysis 

26. Defining Restraints or Loads on Patches 

27. Limited Hexahedral Element Capabilities 

28. Frequency Response Analysis of a Simply Supported Beam 

      Appendix I Miscellaneous Comments