The integration of computer aided design and finite element analysis tools using a logic based approach

Jonson, DavidWalker, MarkDe Beer, Jason David2017-11-152017-11-152002DIT96323http://hdl.handle.net/10321/2683A thesis submitted in compliance with the requirements for the Masters Degree in Technology: Mechanical Engineering, Technikon Natal, Durban, South Africa, 2002.Today's powerful computer-aided engineering (CAE) products have reached ground breaking levels of sophistication when compared with the almost archaic technology used by our predecessors. Engineers are able to develop complex three-dimensional models, or virtual prototypes, using powerful 3D modelling capabilities, and from these models, generate manufacturing drawings, motion analysis models, and even finite element models.212 penEngineering designComputer-aided designFinite element methodThe integration of computer aided design and finite element analysis tools using a logic based approachThesishttps://doi.org/10.51415/10321/2683