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Chapter F. How to properly present the finite element calculation note?

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Chapter F. How to properly present the finite element calculation note? This paragraph introduce...

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Chapter E. How to ensure quality?

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Chapter E. How to ensure quality? Below are some simple advice to assess the quality of the fini...

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Chapter D. Analysis and processing of the results 

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Chapter D. Analysis and processing of the results  D.1 General information about numerical calcu...

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Chapter C. Good practices to create a model

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Chapter C. Good practices to create a model The different levels of analysis and the complexity ...

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C7. Offsets 

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C7. Offsets  Most finite element software offer several options to define a beam on a fiber othe...

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C9. Materials

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C9. Materials Part 1 Chapter 4 is dedicated to civil engineering materials and their specificiti...

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C10. Specific behavior in shear and torsion

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C10. Specific behavior in shear and torsion In general, it should be noted that beam element mod...

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C13. More about non-linear calculations

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C13. More about non-linear calculations This paragraph deals with non-linearities related to the...

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C14. More about prestressed concrete

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C14. More about prestressed concrete The proper modeling of prestressing requires using specific...

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C16. More about dynamic and seismic calculations

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C16. More about dynamic and seismic calculations The dynamic solicitations generate inertial and...

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D4. Normative verifications: the behavior of reinforced concrete elements

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D4. Normative verifications: the behavior of reinforced concrete elements D.4.1 Reinforcement ma...

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E1. Starting with a new software

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We propose below some simple advice to deploy a quality approach in finite element calculations. ...

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E3. Traceability and group work

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E3. Traceability and group work While there are projects where a single engineer will do all the...

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D5. Understanding and analyzing the peaks (case study about concrete)

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D5. Understanding and analyzing the peaks (case study about concrete) The smoothing referred to ...

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D7. Further information specific to dynamic calculations

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D7. Further information specific to dynamic calculations D.7.1 Total mass verification In the c...

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C4. Modeling the non-structural elements or equipment

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C4. Modeling the non-structural elements or equipment Non-structural elements and equipment are ...

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C5. Boundary Conditions

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C5. Boundary Conditions C.5.1 General case The boundary conditions are determined by the degree...

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Chapter B. Computational objectives and necessary characteristics of the tool 

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Chapter B. Computational objectives and necessary characteristics of the tool  Creating a finite...

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Chapter A. Understanding the finite elements

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Chapter A. Understanding the finite elements A.1. What does a finite element software do? Exampl...

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B.7 Organization of the calculation

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B.7 Organization of the calculation  This is an essential step to be carried out at the beginnin...

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