# Presentation: 532992

## Innovative Solutions to Challenging Problems

**A NASA Workshop on FEM & FEA**

## Welcome
Hosts
Ryan Simmons
Dr. Jonathan Kuhn
Master of Ceremonies
Jeff Bolognese

**Hosts**
**Ryan Simmons**
**Dr. Jonathan Kuhn**
**Master of Ceremonies**
**Jeff Bolognese**

## FEMCI
Finite Element Modeling Continuous Improvement
Website
http://femci.gsfc.nasa.gov

**Finite Element Modeling Continuous Improvement**
**Website**
**http://femci.gsfc.nasa.gov**

## Morning Agenda
8:30	Welcome
8:45	Nonlinear FEA in the Design of a High-precision Opto-Mechanical Instrument
9:15		Nonlinear Thermal/Structural Analysis of Hypersonic Vehicle Hot Structures
9:45	Finite Element Solution of Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems
10:15	Break
10:30	Large Deformation Nonlinear Response of Soft Composite Structures
11:00	Analysis of Thermally Induced Jitter in the HST Solar Array 3
11:30	Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Calculate Displacement Due to Random Vibration For a Space-based Focal Plane
12:00	Lunch

**8:30****	****Welcome**
**8:45****	****Nonlinear FEA in the Design of a High-precision Opto-Mechanical Instrument**
**9:15****	****	****Nonlinear Thermal/Structural Analysis of Hypersonic Vehicle Hot Structures**
**9:45****	****Finite Element Solution of Fluid-Structure Interaction Problems**
**10:15****	****Break**
**10:30****	****Large Deformation Nonlinear Response of Soft Composite Structures**
**11:00****	****Analysis of Thermally Induced Jitter in the HST Solar Array 3**
**11:30****	****Multi-Disciplinary Approach to Calculate Displacement Due to Random Vibration For a Space-based Focal Plane**
**12:00****	****Lunch**

## Afternoon Agenda
12:00	Lunch
1:30		Pathway to the Future of Simulation
2:00	A Finite Element Modeling Technique for Dynamic Analyses of Preloaded Large Thin Film Membrane Structures
2:30	Test Cases for Modeling and Validation of Structures with Piezoelectric Actuators
3:00	Analysis of Active Constrained Layer Damping in Composite Sandwiched Plates
3:30	Analysis of Damping Treatments Applied to MAP Spacecraft to Reduce Thruster Response
4:00	Wrap-up
4:15		Vendor Session

**12:00****	****Lunch**
**1:30****	****	****Pathway to the Future of Simulation**
**2:00****	****A Finite Element Modeling Technique for Dynamic Analyses of Preloaded Large Thin Film Membrane Structures**
**2:30****	****Test Cases for Modeling and Validation of Structures with Piezoelectric Actuators**
**3:00****	****Analysis of Active Constrained Layer Damping in Composite Sandwiched Plates**
**3:30****	****Analysis of Damping Treatments Applied to MAP Spacecraft to Reduce Thruster Response**
**4:00****	****Wrap-up**
**4:15****	****	****Vendor Session**

## Wrap-up
Future interaction
Your feedback
Presentations will be online at http://femci.gsfc.nasa.gov
Vendor session

**Future interaction**
**Your feedback**
**Presentations will be online at http://femci.gsfc.nasa.gov**
**Vendor session**

## We would like to thank the following vendors for participating today
ALGOR, Inc.			http://algor.com/
Altair Engineering		http://www.altair.com/
ANSYS (Mallett Technology)		http://www.ansys.com/
Macro Industries		http://www.nastran.com/
MSC Software			http://www.mscsoftware.com/
Noran Engineering		http://www.noraneng.com/
SDRC				http://www.sdrc.com/

**ALGOR, Inc.****	****	****	****http://algor.com/**
**Altair Engineering****	****	****http://www.altair.com/**
**ANSYS ****(Mallett Technology)****	****	****http://www.ansys.com/**
**Macro Industries****	****	****http://www.nastran.com/**
**MSC Software****	****	****	****http://www.mscsoftware.com/**
**Noran Engineering****	****	****http://www.noraneng.com/**
**SDRC****	****	****	****	****http://www.sdrc.com/**