Two Interesting Examples of Mesh Gluing The mesh glue feature in ADINA is a practical and powerful technique suitable for many types of analyses. It was introduced in ADINA 8.3 and has been extensively used. The feature was already described in a previous…

A "Twist" in the Buckling of Beams Three-dimensional beam models are widely used to represent structural behaviors. Bridges, buildings, rotor blades, components of motorcars, and many other slender structures can frequently be modeled, in the first…

The 3D-bolt in ADINA In the constructions of many structures, bolts are used to hold structural parts together, and there can be many bolts in a model of a structure. It is important to be able to model the bolts and their interactions with the parts…

Advanced Structural Modeling with ADINA’s Connector Element Introduction It is often desirable to replace complex or expensive solid element models with structural elements possessing equivalent mechanical responses. Beam, truss, and spring elements…

Dam Safety in an Earthquake An earthquake can cause a dam to crack or dislocate, or even cause its component blocks to detach. The damage can result in uncontrolled water release or a catastrophic flood. Numerical methods such as finite element analysis…