What is Finite Element Analysis? FEA explained for beginners
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So you may be wondering, what is finite element analysis? It's easier to learn finite element analysis than it seems, and I'm going to try to explain what FEA is in a simple and easy to understand way for beginners.
Finite element analysis uses the finite element method to simulate physical events through computational modeling. I will not be getting into the various equations behind this calculation, but I will be sticking to broad concepts and real-world applications. This is a very simple introduction to finite element analysis explained in very basic terms for beginners to understand.
This includes the basic concepts of geometries, meshing, and simulation of finite element analysis. FEA is a fast growing field and is utilized in various industries including automotive safety, civil engineering, computational biomechanics, sports biomechanics ect. Examples of finite element analysis software are LS-DYNA, Abaqus, Ansys, Pam-Crash, Radioss, and others.
I will be posting new videos ~weekly that will include more in-depth analysis of this topic, as well as software tutorials ect. If you are interested in any of this and like my videos, consider subscribing
I hope this video is helpful. Let me know if you have any questions in the comments or create a post on the forum. This is a new help forum focused finite element analysis or any processes associated with it.
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@miguelraphaelanthonyapale6125
8 ай бұрын
thank you for this, this is super helpful
This is how teaching should be. And he said "If I confused you..." no, the way you taught this was outstanding! Great job with this lesson.
@UnpopularMechanics
3 жыл бұрын
You sir are a gentleman and a scholar
@shreyashkhandwe9009
Жыл бұрын
@@UnpopularMechanics And you, Sir, are a humble person.
You're a legend for creating this. You have a gift for demystifying science. I loved this video.
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! “Demystifying science” that’s a great way to put it 😂
A bunch of thanks for this video, it actually created an impression on my mind that I can learn, understand and use FEA. I'll be more than happy to learn under your guidance and mentorship.
You explained simply which google couldn't. Thank you
This is my bachelor's degree subject and this video helped me so much , things are so clear now in my mind , thank you so much !I can hardly wait for other videos if it's possible in the medical field (would be very helpfull). Very good job!
@UnpopularMechanics
5 жыл бұрын
Really glad to hear that it was helpful for you!
i upvote every comment on how you explained this. brilliant!
This is the perfect overview of what the field is without confusing the viewer with too much technical information.
@UnpopularMechanics
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks a lot, I appreciate it.
I am a complete beginner and this video was much helpful. Thanks a lot for this video.
Excellent video! You made it so simple to understand. Thanks!
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
Good to hear
Thanks, im not even a beginner, first time watching anything like this and i got it! Awesome.
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
Well that's great to hear! If you are an engineer it's a great field to get into and a nice skill to have.
Thank you so much sir!!! Really there is no material like this for the beginners to understand FEM *very greatly explained*
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
Glad that you enjoyed it!
Thank you, I'm a Computer Science student working on Mandibular Surgery and this helped a lot
cheerio, this is real good and easy to grasp!
Thanks for this video. It is great to watch a simplification of the issue and how attractive it is.
@olevel_maths1470
2 жыл бұрын
FEM video 01 - Introduction and bar element kzread.info/dash/bejne/h3yG0dxrnszVg7g.html FEM video 02 - Bar element example kzread.info/dash/bejne/aKh_qqpxqtPacrw.html FEM video 03 - beam element kzread.info/dash/bejne/rJ2jqaSGpNSYgKQ.html FEM video 04 - beam element example 01 kzread.info/dash/bejne/rJ2jqaSGpNSYgKQ.html FEM video 05 - beam element example 02 with UDL kzread.info/dash/bejne/jIeHtbqLlJOsk7Q.html
You explained briefly and clearly, thank you!
@olevel_maths1470
2 жыл бұрын
FEM video 01 - Introduction and bar element kzread.info/dash/bejne/h3yG0dxrnszVg7g.html FEM video 02 - Bar element example kzread.info/dash/bejne/aKh_qqpxqtPacrw.html FEM video 03 - beam element kzread.info/dash/bejne/rJ2jqaSGpNSYgKQ.html FEM video 04 - beam element example 01 kzread.info/dash/bejne/rJ2jqaSGpNSYgKQ.html FEM video 05 - beam element example 02 with UDL kzread.info/dash/bejne/jIeHtbqLlJOsk7Q.html
Really too much helpful keep making video ❤❤ Thank you brother
Great job man. Clear explanation!
I like this one already. Thank you
Great Job, Your method of explanation was very easy to understand.
What a decent intro! Really awesome.
@UnpopularMechanics
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I strive for decent in my life
Like how you did it! Valuable for contributing in the expample and his numerial inetgartion for planty diverse researchs!
Short and clear. Thx for making this video.
@UnpopularMechanics
3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
Great video! I’m an orthopedics student and had no clue of what was FEA. Would be great in you post a video focused to their uses in orthopedic.
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
That’s a great idea actually. I’ll look into it. Anything in particular? Foot/ankle? Lower leg? Upper leg?
Thanks for the clear explanation.
This buzz term of FEA was in an advertisement... I had no idea, this helped immensely though. Thanks.
Thank You so much you made the topic Understandable now...Thank You again much love
Awesome video man. Thank you!
Thanks man. Really helpful!
will wait for any update. Thanks for sharing.
nice introduction for FEA .. expecting more to come !!
@olevel_maths1470
2 жыл бұрын
FEM video 01 - Introduction and bar element kzread.info/dash/bejne/h3yG0dxrnszVg7g.html FEM video 02 - Bar element example kzread.info/dash/bejne/aKh_qqpxqtPacrw.html FEM video 03 - beam element kzread.info/dash/bejne/rJ2jqaSGpNSYgKQ.html FEM video 04 - beam element example 01 kzread.info/dash/bejne/rJ2jqaSGpNSYgKQ.html FEM video 05 - beam element example 02 with UDL kzread.info/dash/bejne/jIeHtbqLlJOsk7Q.html
THIS VIDEO CLEAR MY CONCEPT NOT ABLE TO CLEAR SINCE MONTHS
Thanks, great explanation
you really made basics of FEA clear. i wish you could make a video on how to use this in dentistry.
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I appreciate it! Someone else mention doing something with tooth fracture.
Thankyou for the explaination!
Love your videos!!! Keep postín!
this guy gets me. I love it !
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
excellent video
Very nice explanation sir
great video, thanks for sharing!!
@UnpopularMechanics
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
Great video! Thank you for sharing :^D
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Best intro keep going 👌👌👏👏
Thank you. This is a good start for me.
@UnpopularMechanics
5 жыл бұрын
Let me know if you need any help! Feel free to join the forum as well and ask any questions there. That is can be easier than answering through youtube!
Thanks for the video! I am studying biomedical engineering and would be really interested to know more about how you use FEA in the medical area. Was it a particular project that had a medical focus or is it the main topic?
you are brilliant sir
Thank You for Posting this. Can you give us a better insight on the tools/software and the end to end problem solving description?
Thanks man. Finally I understand
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
No problem, glad to help!
Simply superB 👍
@UnpopularMechanics
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
Informative video and channel
@UnpopularMechanics
3 жыл бұрын
Why thank you Dr. Sanei
You said your weren't an expert, well blue I bet you are. Thanks for the video.
@UnpopularMechanics
3 жыл бұрын
Expert at FEA? No way. Expert at dumbing down topics? Perhaps
This is awesome!
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
Glad that you enjoyed it!
you the man!
No one can resist subscribing after watching this ...
@UnpopularMechanics
3 жыл бұрын
If they hadn't I'd be rich
Thanks a lot for the video and keep it up:)
@UnpopularMechanics
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, will do!
Great piece of work! please keep going I am going to use your videos to start learning FEA.
Really Nice explanation!! Actually im in my 3rd year and exactly today was my first class of FEA...And Im really curious to learn about this more...As yourself I'm also a hands-on person..Can you let me know how I can also start diving into the world of FEA ?? thanks 😊
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Well it all depends on what you are interested in because there are many different programs for FEA which are all different from each other. Examples: Dynamic crash scenarios (LS-Dyna), large scale loading scenarios like bridges (Ansys and Abaqus), fluid dynamics like aerodynamics of an airplane (any of the mentioned) ect. I mainly specialize in LS-Dyna but I should be able to help with any general questions. I've created a forum which I hope to eventually cover all of the main FEA solvers but you can always any general questions there as well feassistant.com/
This is ideal - thank you :)
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
Accessible, thank you!
@UnpopularMechanics
3 жыл бұрын
Accessible for all us smooth brains
Loved it man. I'm gonna write a thesis on structural analysis using either ansys or abaqus. I have decent computer smarts but I'm a beginner in FEM, which one would you recommend? I just need to get the work done easy.
@UnpopularMechanics
5 жыл бұрын
Awesome! Well, both are pretty similar and would be more than likely be fine for whatever project you are looking at doing. It would more come down to what your advisor has/wants to pay for an academic license tbh. Sorry, I know that might not be much help, but both really are great choices. I work mostly with LSDYNA so be sure to lookup some tutorials for whichever you choose to help you along the way!
thank you alot!!
Thank you very much for this video. It would be nice one tutorial about software for FEA.
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
As in differences between the different software?
Very good intro.
it's great! thanks!
@UnpopularMechanics
3 жыл бұрын
You are great
This is good bro... Can you share some more content for beginner to how to approach FEM... OR the video which can help me to learn that.. It would be huge help for me
nice job.
Thank you so much!
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
Where was this pic at the top right corner taken from? SimScale?
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
Hypermesh
Keep doing the good work boss.
@UnpopularMechanics
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, will do!
Great explanation brother
@UnpopularMechanics
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I appreciate it!
Thanks for the video...I also suggest you to post a video on simulation of a vehicle.
@UnpopularMechanics
5 жыл бұрын
I'm looking forward to it! I apologize but I've been slow on my uploads. I hope to speed up so we can get to the really fun stuff like vehicle simulations!
Thanks!
Hey there, want to echo the sentiments of others here. A nice intro that didn't get into the weeds. I'm a hobbyist and learning for fun. Have a question, can one use FE for something like a star of planet where there is mass transport within the object (convection of material) or is it only for deformable but rigid bodies?
Thank you sir
thanks , that's really help me
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
Glad I can help
Thank you!!
@UnpopularMechanics
3 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
Keep doing man
This stuff is worth GOLD! 👍
@UnpopularMechanics
3 жыл бұрын
I wish!
That was really helpful! Thankyou! :)
Very helpful, thanks mate. Mechanical eng undergrad
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
No problem 👍
I am looking into getting into FEA at my job this summer, and taking the course in college in the fall. I'll have to keep your channel in mind. Any advice for a person who does CAD professionally and want to switch to being an FEA focused Mech Engineer?
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
FEA compared to CAD is like video editing to photography. FEA allows you to "make" something and then see it work, if that makes sense. It's a lot more in-depth. I like it more than just CAD because projects are more interesting and you can correlate results to something that happens in the real-world.
That was a good video. What is your daily work like, like what you actually do at work?
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
Well I'm currently a PhD student about to defend. Then I will head into the automotive industry to work on occupant safety. On a specific day I can do anything from project planning, to virtually building and testing a model of human anatomy through FEA. This will vary based on what field of FEA you go into. A civil engineer will have a drastically different experience than me.
Great video and very informative. Request you to make videos on implicit and explicit dynamic analysis
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear it. I've made some videos on explicit, but never implicit. I don't work with implicit nearly as much as explicit but I'll see if I can make something happen.
@darshandg9747
4 жыл бұрын
@@UnpopularMechanics could you please share the link of the video
hi. Love introduction. My particular research is on human body modelling. In particular, the abdominal. can you please tell me how to start and do?
If you will make playlist for FEA and ansys together because it is not possible to go through ansys without knowing FEA
Nice
Amazing video and simply explained. Hi Unpopular Mechanics, I would like to know how did you manage to get a job related to FEA? I currently pursuing a job like that (my dream job actually), and I am starting taking courses and programs about it, I just recently graduated from mechanical engineering and I would love to get a thermal or structural analysis engineer job. Thanks.
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
I ended up getting a summer internship with a graduate program after my Junior year in undergrad which really introduced me to the field. Then I ended up enrolling into that graduate program. I would say that if you are willing to learn FEA then to definitely pursue jobs related to it and see how it goes.
heyy! can you help me using LISA software to find doubler repairs analysis 🥺
How difficult to learn would this be transferring from a quality control role and working there for 4 years? I went to school for mechanical engineering but it’s been a few years and I’ve been offered a position doing FEA for a company
Thank u boss
Thanks
Thank you...
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
You're welcome!
you left me no choice i subscribe!
@UnpopularMechanics
3 жыл бұрын
I appreciate your sacrifice
Hello sir, I have a question. If I pursue my career in FEA then will it require me to do programming? I like using the Auto-CAD Software but I don't like programming. :( I'm a mech undergrad so I'm just trying to explore different fields.
Quick question, are Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Finite Element Method (FEM) the same thing? Some people on the internet say it is and some say it is not, so can you please explain Thanks in advance
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
Great question, finite element method is the math behind all of the different software that perform the “analysis”. You can actually hand calculate using the finite element method. So, finite element analysis uses the finite element method.
Would you recommend this for someone who is more interested in pure mathematics, like in functional analysis, abstract algebra, etc
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
You may be interested if there is a class that goes over the theory and math behind the software. Pretty much any intro to Finite Element Analysis or the Finite Element Method should provide this.
Great video! :) One question, what are grids in FEA or FEM?
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
By grids, do you mean the mesh?
@MultiKOkice
4 жыл бұрын
@@UnpopularMechanics The only thing I know is that you can transform grids into mesh. But I can't find anything else on google.
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
I’ve never heard of this. It may be specific to a certain FEA solver..
I am very intersted in the CAE or Finite element analysis, I am mechanical engineering student and want to work on CAE, can you please guide me.
Sir how to mesh a ball separately inside a cube
Hello What is the different between ANSYS and Zebluon program Thank you
@UnpopularMechanics
4 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry, I am not familiar with Zebluon
Came here because James Cameron keeps talking about doing FEA on his submersibles on the news now and I wanted to know what on earth that is. Thanks, this is what I was looking for. The only part I'm a bit puzzled by is the name. To analyse something means to break it up into elements and understand it that way. So "element analysis" is just unnecessary. "Finite analysis" would mean the same thing as "Finite Element Analysis" (and personally I think "discrete analysis" is more descriptive but that's just me). What the name doesn't tell you is what you're analyzing. I could easily imaginge "Finite Element Analysis" referring to analyzing the chemical composition of the planck era of the big bang or like, well, pretty much anything actually. So I think "discrete stress analysis" is 100X more informative than "Finite Element Analysis". Unless you do apply it to more than just stress, which I think you do. But if it is that general then it really should just be "Discrete analysis". If I'm being honest though, I don't see why it isn't just called "polyhedron modelling". "Finite Element Analysis" just sounds like the sort of term that a humanities student would come up with.