[Saice] The Application of the finite Element Analysis in Practice - Course

Tue Dec 9 14:01:05 SAST 2008

 SAICE Presents: 

THE APPLICATION OF THE FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS IN PRACTICE 

5 CPD Credits:CPD Number: SAICEstr06/00018/08

Course Programme: 07H00 to 18H00

Johannesburg       2-6 March                        Johannesburg       6-12 June

Cape Town           4-10 July                            Durban                   15-21 August

Johannesburg       7-13 November                

COURSE OUTLINE

A Weapon of Mass Destruction in the Arsenal of the Structural Engineer

As with military equivalent, the Structural Engineer’s own WMD is too little understood and there is all too often a tendency to use it freely by people who do not fully appreciate the possible dangers.

Finite Element Analysis has been around for some 35 years, and has been the primary tool in engineering some magnificent projects, but has also - inadvertently - been responsible for some spectacular failures!

As with any tool, the proper use of FEA requires a thorough understanding.  The question is, what is it that has to be understood?  Opinions seem to vary…

Academia will teach you the theory of Finite Element Analysis, and if you pay attention you will come away from a university course with a thorough understanding of stiffness matrices, matrix inversions, Barlow and Gauss points, Cholesky decomposition … and …!  But you will be little closer to using FEA correctly as an engineering tool than you were before you wrote your cheque for the course fees.

After you have given Academia their opportunity, you may go on another course - this one offered by the software house that is peddling the FEA program that you have been advised to get.  Now you will learn shortcuts on how to create a FE model, how to produce enormously client-impressing colour pictures of stresses, strains, forces and moments.  You will become an expert in pre-processing and a post-processor of renown.  

But - you still will not be an effective (or safe) FEA designer.

FEA is full of pitfalls that await the overconfident and unwary, and you can either learn these by trial and error (and error is where the WMD analogy might just come true), or you can spend a few days learning how to correctly use this remarkable tool.

“The Application of the Finite Element Method in Practice” is one of those rare technical courses in which every aspect is of practical use.  It is a course that was first presented twenty years ago and which has undergone a continuing process of development and improvement by the author and presenter, Roland Prukl.  Mr Prukl first became involved in Finite Element Analysis shortly after the method was developed, and has become an authority on the subject.  His knowledge not only extends to the theory of FEA, but more importantly to the practical application.  Over many years he has learned where are the pitfalls (and they are numerous), how a structure is most effectively modelled (and why) and how to analyse and interpret the output. Mr. Prukl also found over the years many serious errors in a number of well known finite element programs.

Roland Prukl’s course is the only one currently available that guides and helps the structural engineer in using this design tool, and is essential for anyone who uses FEA - or who is managing a design team in which FEA is used. 

The course has been approved for Continuing Professional Development  in terms of the requirements by the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) - No. SAICEstr06/00018/08 and participants will receive 5 credit points.

To register for the course, please contact Dawn Hermanus at 

The South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE): (011) 805-5947 or dhermanus at saice.org.za <mailto:dhermanus at saice.org.za?subject=THE%20APPLICATION%20OF%20THE%20FINITE%20ELEMENT%20METHODS%20IN%20PRACTICE> .

COST

The cost of the course is R9000, 00 per delegate VAT inclusive. 

PAYMENT

Payment must accompany the registration form and can be made, as follows: 

*	Payment directly into the Standard Bank Account Number 200853058, Park Town Branch, Branch Code: 000355, Account Name: SAICE
*	Please fax proof of payment to 011 805 5971 for attention Dawn Hermanus <mailto:dhermanus at saice.org.za?subject=THE%20APPLICATION%20OF%20FINITE%20ELEMENT%20ANALYSIS%20IN%20PRACTICE> . 

Terms and Conditions

ADMISSION CONDITIONS: Pre-payment is required. No booking will be confirmed without proof of payment. The registration form must be sent together with the proof of payment. Please note: No delegates will be allowed to the event without proof of payment. 

CANCELLATION POLICY: The full fee is payable if cancelled less than five (5) working days prior to the event. Delegates registering after the cancellation date is also liable for the full fee should they cancel. Please ensure that you receive a cancellation fax. Delegates booking and not attending will be liable for the full fee. Substitute delegates are welcome but names must be advised on a company/department letterhead. An administration fee of 10% is charged in the event of cancellation. SAICE reserves the right to cancel the course in the event of unforeseen circumstances. 

REGISTRATION FORM

Course: The Application of the Finite Element Methods in Practice 

Please tick the course you would like to attend from the list below.

□ Johannesburg 2-6 March             □Johannesburg 6-12 June             □Cape Town        4-10 July

□ Durban              15-21 August       □Johannesburg  7-13 November    

Details of venues will be advised on confirmation of registration

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The cost of the course is R9.000,00 (VAT inclusive)

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Deposit slips confirming payment must be faxed with your Registration Form to SAICE: (011) 805 5971. Please indicate clearly on the deposit slip for whom the booking/s is as well as the invoice number. 

Deposit: STANDARD BANK, Parktown    Account Name: SAICE  Account Number: 200 853 058  Branch code: 00 03 55

SPECIAL CONDITIONS: PRE-PAYMENT is required

CANCELLATION POLICY: The full fee is payable if cancelled less than 5 working days prior to the event. Delegates registering after the cancellation date are also liable for the full fee should they cancel. Please ensure that you receive a cancellation fax. Delegates booking and not attending will be liable for the full fee. Substitute delegates are welcome but names must be advised on a company/department letterhead. 

An administration fee of 10% is charged in the event of a cancellation. 

ADMISSION CONDITIONS: No booking will be confirmed without proof of payment. The registration form must be sent together with the proof of payment.

Please note: No delegates will be allowed to the event without proof of payment. 

SAICE reserves the right to cancel the course in the event of unforeseen circumstances

Name and Surname of person responsible for payment of Account:

Signature of person responsible for account:

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I am personally responsible for full payment of these fees in the event that my company/department does not pay them.

Enquiries can be made on Tel 011 805 5947/8 Fax 011 805 5971

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