[Saice] SAICE CPD Courses

Wed May 14 07:31:33 SAST 2008

Course Schedule for 2008 - South Africa 

Under the auspices of the South African Institution of Civil Engineering

Town

Venue

From

To

Johannesburg

Murray & Roberts (Bedfordview)

2008-02-23

2008-02-29

Johannesburg

Murray & Roberts (Bedfordview)

2008-04-12

2008-04-18

Cape Town

Cape Technikon

2008-07-20

2008-07-25

Durban

Durban 

2008-08-10

2008-08-15

Johannesburg

Murray & Roberts (Bedfordview)

2008-09-06

2008-09-13

Johannesburg

Murray & Roberts (Bedfordview)

2008-11-08

2008-11-14

Johannesburg

Murray & Roberts (Bedfordview)

2008-12-06

2008-12-12

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Course Background and Details 

Finite element programs are readily available, easy to run and offer one
of the most powerful tools available to the analyst today. However, the
results can be dangerously misleading under certain circumstances unless
the user has a proper understanding of the method and its potential
pitfalls.
The course comprises hands-on use of finite element programs
complemented with lectures. This course is not only essential for all
users of finite element analysis (FEA) software, but also for managers
to understand what they can expect to get from FEA. 
The course "The Application of the Finite Element Method in Practice"
has been presented since 1986 with regular modifications and
enhancements. Its original duration was 20 days. This has now been
compressed to 5 days.

For a description of course contents, click HERE
<http://www.finiteelements.net/Contents/Contents.htm> .

The following topics will be covered:

*	Linear structural analysis for various types of elements and
combinations thereof, 
*	Non-linear analysis (material, geometric, boundary conditions), 
*	Buckling, (see example)
<http://www.finiteelements.net/SkewBeamExample.html>  
*	Dynamics (natural frequencies, dynamic response). 

Important topics will be discussed in detail, such as "How accurate is
finite element analysis?" and "How do I model point loads correctly?".

Hardware and software will be provided on the course, but participants
are invited to bring their own if they prefer to do so. Participants are
also invited to bring their own problems for discussion on the course. 

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Course Presenter

The course will be presented by Roland Prukl, Pr.Eng., Dipl.-Ing.,
FSAICE, AIStructE. He has delivered seven papers on finite element
analysis at various FEMSA symposia and at SEMC2001 (Click on picture
left to see these papers). Mr. Prukl has also been invited to deliver
FEA lectures at universities and technikons in Europe.
As a user and distributor of finite element software over a period of
twenty-eight years, Mr. Prukl has been involved with several thousand
practical problems and has built up an extensive experience in finite
element modelling. 
The purpose of the course is to pass on some of this experience to
scientists, engineers and technicians in the civil, structural,
mechanical and electrical engineering fields as well as related
disciplines such as shipbuilding, aeronautical engineering and the
automotive industry.

Roland Prukl 

PrEng, FSAICE, AIStructE

Senior Egineer Civil/Structural Engineering

Tel:  +27 11 239 5683

Fax: +27 11 239 5644 (please inform me to collect)

15 Harrowdene Office Park, Western Service Road, Woodmead

Private Bag X20, Gallo Manor, 2052

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