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Not in my backyard! How annoying is wind turbine noise?

August 17, 2018

Although everybody is in favor of clean and green energy, turbines are perceived as a noise polutor, but is this really so? Learn more here.

By Frank Demesmaeker
4 MIN READ

Lost in paperwork? Learn how to document test setups in a snapshot!

July 12, 2018

Read about how to document test setups more efficiently with the Simcenter Testlab Instrumentation App, saving time and hassle, and making it easier.

By Jenny Lau
2 MIN READ

Valet parking: the first commercially available automated driving function

June 29, 2018

Recently, the local government changed the circulation plan of my home town. From now on, you drive into the city for only 1 reason: park your car.
 
Earlier, the majority of cars were drivi…

By Els Verlinden
2 MIN READ

Inside powertrain: a harsh environment for shakers

June 8, 2018

High Frequency Shaker installed in bearing mounting location A question that often arises about the high frequency shakers is their immunity against Automatic Transmission Fluid(ATF)? During the ins…

By Tom Knechten
2 MIN READ

Femap Tips & Tricks: Assigning Material Properties to Solid Geometry

June 7, 2018

See how to assign different material properties to solid geometry while setting up a finite element model in this Femap tip and trick video.
Model creation methods and workflows are very flexible…

By AlRobertson
< 1 MIN READ

Femap Tips & Tricks: Using Interpolation Elements

September 14, 2017

One of the inherent characteristics of finite element modeling is that often loads and constraints are applied to the model at node points. This technique can bring about stress concentrations, as th…

By AlRobertson
< 1 MIN READ

Femap Tips & Tricks: Enveloping Results

July 18, 2017

With ever increasing model sizes, the amount of results data calculated and produced by the solver also increases in proportion. So with more and more results data to sift through, it becomes increas…

By AlRobertson
< 1 MIN READ

Femap Tips & Tricks: Creating Plate Element Properties from Geometry

April 27, 2017

In creating a simulation model quite often the finite elements are generated from a CAD geometry representation of the design. This serves to transfer the three dimensional topology from the CAD&nbsp…

By AlRobertson
< 1 MIN READ

Little expenses – enough for sinking an automobile?

April 10, 2017

Benjamin Franklin, one of the founding fathers of United States once said, “Beware of little expenses; a small leak will sink a great ship”. 
 
Fast forward to industry today, Benja…

By Vijay Singh
3 MIN READ