Analysis Tools and References

Other products (competing/related)

Human factors information (anthropometrics/biomechanics data)

From the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center

Human Factors Design Guide
Updated Chapter 8 on Human-Computer Interface

CAD models (SolidWorks)

Material databases

materials/composites texts
databases on the web

material suppliers
other online services (MatWeb, Boedeker)
...

Physics/Statics/Dynamics/Mechanics of Materials

Roark's Formulas for Stress & Strain

FEA

SolidWorks Simulation

- "Tools/Add-Ins" and select "SolidWorks Simulation" (will have to do so each time you load SolidWorks unless "Start Up" selected)
- composite shell elements are available (need part model to use surfaces)
- review tutorial: "Help/Tutorials/Go to SOLIDWORKS Simulation Tutorials/SOLIDWORKS Simulation Premium/Composite Shells,"
- only first ply failure is assessed in the factor of safety evaluation
- running a model and generating results will take some time - be patient
- see https://help.autodesk.com/view/NINCAD/2024/ENU/

Autodesk Inventor Nastran (free download for students)

- download/and install Inventor
- download/install Inventor Nastran (only after installing Inventor)

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