Spot welds are the dominant connection construct for sheet metals. As a result, different aspects of spot weld modeling are of interest in several industries. In this eSeminar learn how to address the challenges while simulating spot welds using SIMULIA‘s portfolio of products. This eSeminar will be of interest to engineers in automotive, aerospace and other industries where spot welds are pervasive. 
This eSeminar is a must attend for durability analysts working with sheet metal, manufacturing engineers concerned with spot weld distortions and sequencing, engineers concerned with process optimization.
eSeminar Takeaways
- How to represent spot welds in a system level model
- How to simulate fatigue of spot
- How to minimize distortion
Key Questions
Q: Which of the modeling approaches works best for simulating tensile loads on the spot weld (peeling apart the sheet metal parts)?
Q: Is it possible to represent spot weld with fastener/connector elements in the distortion analysis?
Q: Does the weld sequence affect the fatigue life?
Q: How to accelerate the time solve if use tied contacts to join an assembly of many plates?
Q: How is spot weld modeling related to the current Abaqus Welding Interface (AWI)?
Q: What about the possibility to generate a variation model by assigning a local variability in some nodes?
Presenter
Malik Kayupov – SIMULIA Senior Expert Solution Consultant
Dr. Kayupov is a leading expert in the area of design exploration across a broad spectrum of industry. At SIMULIA, he provides Isight pre- and post-sales technical support, basic to advanced software training for individuals and groups, and software testing; writing of new software requirement specifications; consulting services contracts, custom component development, and multidisciplinary optimization applications. Dr. Kayupov earned his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the Moscow Institute for Physics and Technology. He published a book on optimization, 100+ research papers, and has 19 certified inventions.
Jaehwan Choi – SIMULIA Expert Solution Consultant
Jaehwan has a PhD in ‘Monte-Carlo Simulation to Extract Statistical Mechanical Property of MEMS Component’ from the Ohio State University. He joined Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA in 2004. His major interest is material modeling, especially rubber and plastic, and the fatigue assessment of rubber and metal parts. Before joining SIMULIA, he spent 11 years at Hyundai Motor Company in Korea as a strength and durability CAE analyst.
Fernando Cordisco – SIMULIA Solution Consultant
Fernando Cordisco joined SIMULIA as a Solution Consultant in 2014. His main interest lies in enabling customers on FE modeling and analysis through technical support, training, and consulting activities. Fernando has 10+ years experience with FEA, and graduated from Purdue University with a PhD on Mechanics of Materials. Prior to this, he worked as an R&D Engineer in the Aerospace Industry on the design of satellite equipment for space agencies.
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