Overview

Version: 2023.4 

By the end of this course (MAR 101), you will be able to use Marc/Mentat to perform basic nonlinear finite element analysis. You will learn following points along the way:

- Use of Mentat for Pre and Post processing

- Importing and repairing CAD in Mentat

- Elastic material models

- Plastic material models

- Hyperelastic material models

- Experimental data fitting

- Composite material models

- Use of contact and contact bodies

- Buckling analysis

- Troubleshooting errors

Pre-requisites:

Understanding of basic Finite Element Analysis

Topics:

- Introduction to Marc

- Introduction to Mentat

- Nonlinearity overview in Marc

- Geometric nonlinearity

- Elastic and plastic materials

- Hyper elastic materials

- Basic concepts in contact modeling

- Running nonlinear analysis in Marc

- Numerical analysis of nonlinear problems

- Resolving convergence issues