There are geometric, material, and contact non-linearities that can result from modeling with complex materials. Design engineers often avoid nonlinear static analysis because of its complexity, but now it is available in a more designer-friendly environment that supports plasticity modeling (typically something done after running an initial linear elastic study) to make sure that the correct boundary conditions and loads are prescribed.

In the second of two blogs, learn more about how the Structural Performance Engineer role in SIMULIAworks was developed with SOLIDWORKS users in mind. Plasticity modeling will increase solution accuracy and provide a better representation of the final stresses.