SELECTION OF AN EQUIVALENT 1 D ELEMENT TYPE IN A DESTINATION FEA TOOL

摘要

A system and method for selection of an equivalent one dimension (1D) element type in a finite element model (FEM) of a destination finite element analysis (FEA) tool for 1D elements in a FEM of a source FEA tool are disclosed. In one embodiment, 1D elements in the FEM of the source FEA tool are selected based on associated physical behavioral features. Further, shear stiffness factors associated with each selected 1D element in the FEM of the source FEA tool are extracted. Furthermore, the equivalent 1D element type in the FEM of the destination FEA tool is selected for each selected 1D element in the FEM of the source FEA tool based on the extracted shear stiffness factors for performing FEA.