Finite Element Analysis Tutorials

Practical finite element analysis tutorials, worked examples, verification studies, and engineering simulation guidance from MESim.

Finite Element Analysis of a Rope Wound Around a Capstan Drum

See the capstan equation verified with an ANSYS nonlinear finite element model of a rope wrapped around a frictional drum.

Feb 154 min read

Learn how ANSYS Remote Points use multipoint constraints and when to choose rigid or deformable behavior in a finite element model.

Nov 9, 20254 min read

Learn axisymmetric finite element analysis in ANSYS through a nonlinear model of five stacked Belleville washers with contact.

Jun 28, 20254 min read

Apply a nonuniform hydraulic pressure in FEMAP/NX Nastran through a practical swimming-pool finite element analysis.

May 17, 20254 min read

See how an ANSYS finite element model predicts Hertzian contact width and maximum pressure, verified against analytical equations.

May 4, 20253 min read