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Getting Started with ALGOR - 04/09/2008 For the beginner: Learn to perform static stress with linear material models, heat transfer, fluid flow and Mechanical Event Simulation (MES) analyses. See how ALGOR software makes engineering easier with a single user interface and intuitive data input screens. More Info    Subscribe Now Advanced MES Elements II - 03/26/2008 For engineers utilizing Mechanical Event Simulation (MES), we will continue our exploration of various elements and their typical applications. Through this web course, you will gain an understanding of how these elements may be utilized and further expand your knowledge of MES' abilities. More Info    Subscribe Now Advanced MES Elements I - 03/12/2008 For engineers utilizing Mechanical Event Simulation (MES), we will explore various elements and their typical applications. Through this web course, you will gain an understanding of how these elements may be utilized and expand your knowledge of MES' abilities. More Info    Subscribe Now Advanced Linear Dynamic Analysis - 02/28/2008 For the dynamicist with a basic understanding of our linear dynamic analysis tools, this course will expand upon the subject by focusing on additional analysis types and options. More Info    Subscribe Now Getting Started with Linear Dynamic Analysis - 02/27/2008 Designed for the beginning dynamicist, this course will provide a thorough introduction to linear dynamics and provide an overview of the analysis types, input requirements and results evaluation options. More Info    Subscribe Now Advanced Static Stress with Linear Material Models - 02/14/2008 Learn various techniques to simplify complex models, optimize setup and analysis times and improve accuracy. The use of FEMPRO to create and modify models will be introduced. Concepts such as beam theory, symmetry and contact will also be covered. More Info    Subscribe Now Getting Started with Static Stress with Linear Material Models - 02/13/2008 New to FEA? This course will establish your foundation for FEA and provide you with what you need to get started, including tips on modeling and mesh generation, analysis setup, results evaluation and presentation. More Info    Subscribe Now Using InCAD Technology for Performing FEA with CAD - 01/30/2008 For the designer with basic to advanced FEA needs: If you design products in a CAD solid modeler, you will welcome the ease-of-use, direct CAD/CAE data exchange and full associativity provided by ALGOR's InCAD technology. Navigate ALGOR's easy-to-use single user interface, FEMPRO, which is extensible to all analysis types. More Info    Subscribe Now Advanced MES - 01/17/2008 This course will cover the use of MES with linear and nonlinear materials. These materials will include rubber, soil, fluids and those that are temperature-dependent. Various methods of initiating motion for applications such as hydraulics and complex mechanisms will be discussed. More Info    Subscribe Now Getting Started With MES - 01/16/2008 For all levels of experience: Learn how to use this FEA-based simulation software that combines large-scale motion and stress analysis in a single process to simulate real-world conditions more accurately. More Info    Subscribe Now Advanced PipePak - 12/19/2007 For engineers in the piping industry: This course will show you how to design and analyze advanced piping systems. The course is designed to give ideas on how to make modifications to piping systems that are not compliant to code. Variables in the PipePak reports will also be covered in detail. More Info    Subscribe Now Getting Started With PipePak - 12/18/2007 For engineers in the piping industry: This course is an introductory overview of ALGOR PipePak and provides you with an understanding of the tools included to perform quick design and analysis of piping systems. More Info    Subscribe Now Results Evaluation and Presentation - 11/28/2007 For the beginner to the advanced engineer: It's not enough to create a great design and do a first-rate engineering analysis. Every engineer needs to evaluate and present design findings, so this course will provide in-depth coverage of the results evaluation and presentation options in FEMPRO®. Make your design stand out from the others with ALGOR's automatic tools for creating reports, animations and graphics for print and electronic media. More Info    Subscribe Now Advanced Fluid Flow Analysis - 11/15/2007 This course will teach techniques to optimize a fluid flow analysis. The application of pressure and velocity loads as well as meshing techniques will be discussed. Turbulence, vortex shedding and flow through porous media will be covered as well. More Info    Subscribe Now Getting Started With Fluid Flow Analysis - 11/14/2007 For engineers working with fluids: This course teaches you how to build and analyze 2- and 3-D fluid flow models in ALGOR. Topics such as applying loads and reviewing results will be covered. More Info    Subscribe Now Modeling for 2-D Analysis - 10/31/2007 When you finish this course, you will know the basic methods for generating models with 2-D elements to be used for analysis in ALGOR. Analyses with 2-D elements are frequently used in FEA because they are easy to generate, analyze quickly and can be used for a wide range of FEA problems. More Info    Subscribe Now How to Set Up and Analyze Contact Problems with MES - 10/17/2007 For engineers performing impact analyses, this course will feature the unique capabilities of ALGOR's Mechanical Event Simulation (MES) for large motion/deformation. Watch the step-by-step setup and analysis of impact scenarios using ALGOR's easy-to-use interface, FEMPRO®. This course will cover surface-to-surface contact and impact planes. More Info    Subscribe Now Getting Started with FEA: Theory and Practical Application - 10/03/2007 For the beginner: Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software makes engineering easier by providing users with tools that can solve complex problems. Learn the basic theory of FEA through practical examples. This course will outline the geometry, element, material, load and constraint options that are available for FEA in ALGOR. More Info    Subscribe Now Using Composite Elements - 09/19/2007 This Web Course is important for engineers who work with composite materials. This course provides insight on composite element theory, static stress, dynamic analysis and Mechanical Event Simulation (MES) and explores ALGOR's material model library. More Info    Subscribe Now How to Model Thin Parts - 09/05/2007 Engineers that need to model thin parts will want to view this course. The user will gain knowledge of how to model such parts and the advantages and disadvantages of using different element types for these types of models More Info    Subscribe Now Using Hyperelastic and Viscoelastic Material Models in MES - 08/22/2007 ALGOR's extensive range of nonlinear material models allows the engineer to choose the material model best suited to predict the behavior of the object to be analyzed. In this web course you will learn about the hyperelastic material models available for modeling rubber-like materials, as well as the viscoelastic material models available for metallic or polymeric materials which exhibit time dependant strain. More Info    Subscribe Now How to Work Effectively with Design Scenarios - 08/08/2007 ALGOR design scenarios allow you to quickly study various parameters applied to a model or even set up and perform different analysis types with the same model. With the analyses complete, design scenarios also allow you to efficiently toggle between the various results. Learn how to set up your FEA model and make the best use of design scenarios to get the complete picture of what is happening under different conditions. More Info    Subscribe Now How to Perform Structural Analyses with ALGOR's Civil Tools - 07/25/2007 For civil engineers who design structures with beams and other long, slender members: Learn to use truss, beam, 2-D, plate and brick elements for accurate, fast analysis. Also learn how to combine element types, such as beams and plates, for linear analysis. More Info    Subscribe Now How to Effectively Use 2-D Analysis - 07/11/2007 For the beginner to advanced engineer: Find out how to use 2-D analyses to start your design process. See quick methods of creating 2-D sketches and finite element meshes within FEMPRO. This course will focus on the options for 2-D elements and how to convert 2-D models into 3-D models. More Info    Subscribe Now How to Set Up and Analyze Impact Problems with MES - 06/20/2007 If you work with impact analyses, this course will feature the unique capabilities of ALGOR's Mechanical Event Simulation (MES) for large motion/deformation. Watch the step-by-step setup and analysis of impact scenarios using ALGOR's easy-to-use interface, FEMPRO. This course will cover surface-to-surface contact and impact planes. More Info    Subscribe Now CFD - Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer - 06/06/2007 Engineers that need to combine fluid and thermal effects will be interested in this course. The course will explain how to use the FEMPRO single user interface for multiphysics analyses involving fluid flow and heat transfer for natural, forced and mixed convection problems. More Info    Subscribe Now How to Model Complex Geometries - 05/16/2007 For the beginner to advanced engineer: This course will cover step-by-step instruction and techniques needed to model large, complex parts and assemblies. Models will be shown that demonstrate the advanced modeling capabilities that are available. This course also illustrates how to combine element and meshing types to simplify geometries. More Info    Subscribe Now Advanced Heat Transfer Analysis - 05/03/2007 For the advanced engineer: By viewing this course, you will learn various techniques to simplify complex thermal models and reduce setup and analysis times. Concepts such as body-to-body radiation will be covered, as well as an introduction to multiphysics capabilities. More Info    Subscribe Now Getting Started with Heat Transfer Analysis - 05/02/2007 For the beginner and advanced engineer: If you're working with convection, conduction or heat flux, this course will help you in performing analyses involving time-varying temperatures and all heat transfer situations. More Info    Subscribe Now Creating and Working with Surface Models - 04/18/2007 Working with surface models allows ALGOR users to explore other modeling options and make use of other supported element types. Many CAD tools allow for the creation of surface models and this Web Course will teach you how to effectively analyze these models. More Info    Subscribe Now How to Model Welds and Weldments - 04/04/2007 For the beginner to advanced engineer: Find out how to use ALGOR to model welds and weldments, including the available modeling and element options. Then, discover how to review the model and determine critical results for design decisions. More Info    Subscribe Now Using Multipoint Constraints - 03/21/2007 ALGOR continually improves its product line by adding new numerical capabilities in order to provide an accurate mathematical model of a real-world system. This web course introduces the user to multipoint constraints (MPCs) and illustrates a wide variety of use cases. More Info    Subscribe Now Thermal Stress Analysis Using ALGOR - 03/07/2007 Many types of systems in use today involve both thermal and structural loading. Learn how thermal effects can be used to affect a structural analysis using ALGOR's linear and nonlinear products. More Info    Subscribe Now Analyzing Concrete Structures Using MES - 02/22/2007 This web course will explore the concrete material models available within ALGOR's nonlinear products. Join ALGOR application engineers as they walk through typical applications involving concrete. More Info    Subscribe Now How to Model Bolted Connections - 02/07/2007 For the beginner to advanced engineer: Discover how to account for the presence of bolts in a model and explore several modeling options, as well as gain insight into how bolt preloads are added. More Info    Subscribe Now Advanced Modeling in ALGOR - 01/25/2007 This course will introduce all of the methods for creating models to analyze with ALGOR. This will include opening models from CAD solid modelers and using ALGOR to create models. Hand meshing and automatic meshing techniques will be covered and refinement methods will be used to optimize a mesh. More Info    Subscribe Now Getting Started with Modeling in ALGOR - 01/24/2007 When you finish this course, you will know the basic methods for modeling with ALGOR. Learn basic modeling techniques, work with CAD models and hand meshes, control mesh size and verify models. More Info    Subscribe Now Prescribing Motion with Mechanical Event Simulation - 01/10/2007 Mechanical Event Simulation allows for a variety of ways to induce or prescribe motion in an event. The use of actuator elements, prescribed displacements/rotations and initial conditions will be explained as well as the use of time-varying load curves. More Info    Subscribe Now Multiphysics Capabilities Using ALGOR - 12/20/2006 This course is for engineers who want to explore all of ALGOR's multiphysics capabilities. A thorough overview will be presented and several examples will be studied. More Info    Subscribe Now Getting Started with ALGOR and NASTRAN - 11/15/2006 This Web Course will demonstrate ALGOR's easy-to-use, single user interface, FEMPRO, and how to use ALGOR for pre- and post-processing with a NASTRAN solver. Additional topics will show how to take full advantage of FEMPRO to set up for all analysis types, including right-click application of loads, constraints and other FEA properties. More Info    Subscribe Now Using ALGOR DesignCheck - 11/01/2006 ALGOR DesignCheck makes first-pass engineering analysis of your CAD models easy. Learn how to set up your FEA model and use a wide range of results evaluation and presentation options. More Info    Subscribe Now How to Effectively Use Beam Elements - 10/18/2006 For the beginner to advanced engineer: Find out how to use beam elements to start your design process. See quick methods of creating beam element models with ALGOR's beam modeling tools. This course will focus on the options for beam elements and how to convert beam models into 3-D models. More Info    Subscribe Now How to Determine Appropriate Element Types - 10/04/2006 For the beginner: This course will show different modeling approaches for the same linear static stress model. Different element types will be used to show the advantages and disadvantages of each type. More Info    Subscribe Now Designing Pressure Vessels Using PV/Designer - 09/27/2006 For engineers in the pressure vessel industry or those who would like to use PV/Designer as a tool for building other types of models: Learn to model pressure vessels and piping components with PV/Designer. Set up automatic nozzle/cylinder intersections and generate heads, flanges and repad for all types of FEA. More Info    Subscribe Now Advanced Static Stress with Nonlinear Material Models - 07/13/2006 For the nonlinear analyst who has completed the Getting Started with Nonlinear Material Models Web Course. These material models include Hyperfoam, Mooney-Rivlin and Ogden for rubber materials and Drucker Prager for soils. The effects of thermal creep and temperature-dependent material properties will also be considered. More Info    Subscribe Now Getting Started with Static Stress with Nonlinear Material Models - 07/12/2006 For the beginning nonlinear analyst who works with hyperelastic, foam or plastic materials experiencing large deformation and strain: This course teaches ALGOR's nonlinear capabilities from modeling and setting up a nonlinear static stress analysis to working with event curves and evaluating results. More Info    Subscribe Now Getting Started with Dynamic Design Analysis Method (DDAM) - 05/12/2004 For the naval industry: Do you need to make sure your product will meet strict shock standards? This course will take you step-by-step through DDAM and will explain how to deal with structural requirements, multiple element type models and the available loading choices. More Info    Subscribe Now Getting Started with MEMS Analysis - 03/03/2004 Learn how to analyze MEMS components. Engineers who design MEMS components that experience electrical voltage, especially in the electronics and printed circuit board industries, can benefit from ALGOR's full suite of analysis tools, including electrostatic analysis software. This course will detail the steps necessary for combining electrostatic analyses with stress analyses. More Info    Subscribe Now Material Models for MES - 04/23/2008 For all levels of experience [especially engineers who perform Mechanical Event Simulation (MES)]: Learn about the material models built into ALGOR's Material Library Manager. Find out when to use the various material models and how to input the necessary material properties. More Info    Subscribe Now Contact Problems Using Static Stress with Linear Material Models - 05/07/2008 For the analyst/designer who needs to use ALGOR's linear contact capabilities: Watch a detailed walk-through of a CAD solid model using contact, including friction effects. More Info    Subscribe Now Designing Pressure Vessels Using PV/Designer - 05/21/2008 For engineers in the pressure vessel industry or those who would like to use PV/Designer as a tool for building other types of models: Learn to model pressure vessels and piping components with PV/Designer. Set up automatic nozzle/cylinder intersections and generate heads, flanges and repad for all types of FEA. More Info    Subscribe Now How to Determine Appropriate Element Types - 06/04/2008 For the beginner: This course will show different modeling approaches for the same linear static stress model. Different element types will be used to show the advantages and disadvantages of each type. More Info    Subscribe Now How to Effectively Use Beam Elements - 06/18/2008 For the beginner to advanced engineer: Find out how to use beam elements to start your design process. See quick methods of creating beam element models with ALGOR's beam modeling tools. This course will focus on the options for beam elements and how to convert beam models into 3-D models. More Info    Subscribe Now Multiphysics Capabilities Using ALGOR - 07/02/2008 This course is for engineers who want to explore all of ALGOR's multiphysics capabilities. A thorough overview will be presented and several examples will be studied. More Info    Subscribe Now