FEA Software for Structural Components
FEA Software for Structural Components
(OP)
I am looking for an FEA software package to analyze structural components of pressure vessels not covered in ASME Section VIII Div. 1 (mainly platforms and saddles). I have some experience with ANSYS as well as Solidworks Simulation but was wondering if anyone else had a preference between the two or a program better suited for this situation.
Thank you in advance,
DL
Thank you in advance,
DL





RE: FEA Software for Structural Components
RE: FEA Software for Structural Components
I would look skeptically at any software that purports to allow an un-knowledgeable and/or ill-experienced user to perform any sort of analysis, particularly when the means of interpreting the results according to any particular Code/Standard are contained in a "black-box". I make no claim that any of the above or following-noted software recommendations from other valued eng-tips members fall in this category - but caveat emptor.