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A Finite Element Program System and Its Application for Machine Tool Structural Analysis

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Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Machine Tool Design and Research Conference

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A brief introduction to the finite element method is given, and a program system is described which permits structures to be analysed with respect to their static characteristics. The first part of the system is applicable to the deformation computation of structures approximated by flat elements and beams. The second part of the program system is used for the analysis of deformations and stresses in continuous three-dimensional components.

Some convergence tests, presented in the paper, demonstrate the accuracy to be obtained by the application of the program system. Further, various examples for a finite element analysis of problems arising in machine tool design are explained.

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  1. Laboratorium für Werkzeugmaschinen und Betriebslehre, TH Aachen, Germany

    H. Opitz & R. Noppen

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Birmingham, UK

    S. A. Tobias (Chance Professor and Head of Department) (Chance Professor and Head of Department)

  2. University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, UK

    F. Koenigsberger (Professor of Machine Tool Engineering) (Professor of Machine Tool Engineering)

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Opitz, H., Noppen, R. (1973). A Finite Element Program System and Its Application for Machine Tool Structural Analysis. In: Tobias, S.A., Koenigsberger, F. (eds) Proceedings of the Thirteenth International Machine Tool Design and Research Conference. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-01857-4_8

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