Length: 3 days
A BLOCK - 8am-11am CST
B BLOCK - 12pm-3pm CST
C BLOCK - 4pm-7pm CST

Prerequisites: Access to SOLIDWORKS 2018 or newer. Access to SOLIDWORKS Simulation Premium 2018 or newer. Must have attended the basic SOLIDWORKS Simulation Professional and SOLIDWORKS Essentials classes, or have similar experience with SOLIDWORKS and working basic knowledge of finite elements, basic mechanical principles and basic principles in Vibrations. Experience with the Windows® operating system.

Description: This course is targeted for the users who would like to become productive in analyzing structures subjected to various types of dynamic loading. The material covered includes time- dependent analysis (force loads as well as motion shock loading examples), harmonic analysis and random vibration analysis (MILS-STD-810F example is included), response spectrum analysis, and introduction to nonlinear dynamics simulation.

Topics covered in this course:

• Modal time history analysis
• Steady-state harmonic analysis
• Random vibration
• Response spectrum analysis
• Introduction to nonlinear dynamic simulation

Damping

• Rayleigh damping, modal damping, composite damping

Excitation

• Load vs. time data for nodal forces, pressure loads
• Uniform and non‐uniform base excitations in the time or frequency domain for displacement, velocity
• and acceleration
• Harmonic excitation for nodal forces, pressure loads, uniform and non‐uniform ground motions and
• varied phase angles
• Power spectral density (PSD) excitation curves for nodal forces, pressure loads, uniform and non‐
• uniform ground motions
• Response spectrum analysis (SRS and VRS) excitation for uniform base motion

Items included with course (to be sent to the shipping address provided):

SOLIDWORKS training manual