Description: This Sierra fundamentals training tutorial provides basic instruction needed to perform solid mechanics, structural dynamics, and thermal mechanical simulations using the Sierra code suite, including explanation of Zapotec and Inverse Optimization.
Presenters: Trevor Hensley, Timothy Shelton, Nathan Crane, Sam Subia, Justin Lamb (Sandia National Laboratories) and Dr. Zachary Wilson (PETTT Engility)
Date/Location: December 3-7, 2018, Doolittle Institute, Eglin AFB, FL
Distribution Statement D. Distribution limited to the Department of Defense and U.S. DoD contractors only, for administrative or operational use, 7 December 2018. Other requests for this document shall be referred to the High Performance Computing Modernization Office, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180.
Description: The seminar has a preliminary presentation that covers where to find the Sierra Suite on ARL HPCMP systems, how to get access to the ABSierra group, and tools such as the Sandia Analysis Workbench (SAW), Catalyst On-the-Fly visualization, and Zapotec which can be used in conjunction with the Sierra Suite. The main presentation will provide an overview of Sandia’s Sierra mechanics codes including context about Sandia National Laboratories’ mission drivers and partners that use the codes and related codes at the laboratories. Codes include Structural Dynamics, Solid Mechanics, and Thermal Fluids. We will also cover Sandia Analyst Workbench, Inverse Optimization, and Plato (Topology Optimization).
Presenters: Dr. Zachary Wilson (PETTT Engility), Michael Skroch and Lynn Munday (Sandia National Laboratories)
Date/Location: August 22, 2018, ARL
Distribution Statement D. Distribution limited to the Department of Defense and U.S. DoD contractors only, for administrative or operational use, 22 August 2018. Other requests for this document shall be referred to the High Performance Computing Modernization Office, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180.
Description:Computational methods developed in structural mechanics, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, shock physics, and many other fields of engineering can be an enormous aid to understanding the complex physical systems they simulate. Often, it is desired to use these simulations as virtual prototypes to obtain an optimized design for a particular system, or to develop confidence in performing predictions for systems that cannot be observed or tested directly. Dakota seeks to enhance the utility of these computational simulations by enabling their use for a variety of iterative analyses, so that simulations may be used not just for single-point solutions, but also achieve broader impact in the areas of credible prediction and optimal design.
Presenter: Zachary A. Wilson, Ph.D., PETTT Engility
Date/Location: June 20, 2018, DSRC Viewing Portal, APG, MD
Distribution Statement D. Distribution authorized to the Department of Defense and U.S. DoD contractors only; administrative or operational use; 20 June 2018. Other requests for this document shall be referred to the High Performance Computing Modernization Office, 3909 Halls Ferry Road, Vicksburg, MS 39180.
Description: ANSYS Mechanical software is a comprehensive finite element analysis (FEA) tool for structural analysis, including linear, nonlinear, dynamic, hydrodynamic and explicit studies. It provides a complete set of elements behavior, material models and equation solvers for a wide range of mechanical design problems. In addition, ANSYS Mechanical Enterprise offers thermal analysis and coupled-physics capabilities involving acoustic, piezoelectric, thermal-structural and thermo-electric analysis.
Presenter: Matthew Mahelic, ANSYS, Inc.
Date/Location: May 9-10, 2017, HEAT Center - Aberdeen, MD
Distribution Statement D. Distribution limited to the Department of Defense and U.S. DoD contractors only, for administrative or operational use, 10 May 2017. Other requests for this document shall be referred to the High Performance Modernization Office, 10501 Furnace Road, Suite 101, Lorton, VA 22079.
Description: Structural Health Monitoring Using Pattern Recognition introduces engineers to the field of damage assessment (detection, location, severity) in structures as determined from changes in their measured dynamic response.
Presenters: Dr. Charles Farrar, Dr. Eric Flynn, and Dr. Michael Todd, Los Alamos Dynamics
Date/Location: March 21-23, 2016, ARL
Distribution Statement D. Distribution limited to the Department of Defense and U.S. DoD contractors only, for administrative or operational use, 23 July 2016. Other requests for this document shall be referred to the High Performance Modernization Office, 10501 Furnace Road, Suite 101, Lorton, VA 22079.
Description: This course provides an intensive introduction to COMSOL Multiphysics; starting at an introductory level, leading students through topics needed in all analyses (geometry creation, interactive meshing techniques, model setup, post-processing, etc.) and then continuing to advanced topics on solution techniques and multiphysics modeling.
Presenters: Walter Frei and Bethany Moatts, COMSOL, Inc
Date/Location: January 15 - 16, 2013, HEAT Center - Aberdeen, MD
Distribution Statement D. Distribution limited to the Department of Defense and U.S. DoD contractors only, for administrative or operational use, 16 January 2013. Other requests for this document shall be referred to the High Performance Modernization Office, 10501 Furnace Road, Suite 101, Lorton, VA 22079.