Western Pennsylvania ANSYS Users Group

Spring 2000 Meeting


Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2000 from 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

Where: ANSYS Headquarters in Southpoint, Canonsburg, PA

Directions to ANSYS office: (Note: we will be across the street from Mallett's office)

Exit off I-79 at Exit 10A -Southpoint/Hendersonville. Turn into the Southpoint Complex on Southpoint Boulevard. Stay on Southpoint Boulevard for 1.4 miles. Straight through at 1st stop sign (Southpoint Golf Clubhouse), straight through at 2nd stop sign (Technology Drive) pass lake on left. Turn right at 3rd stop sign (Technology Drive), continue up the hill 0.2 miles. Then turn left onto Hillpoint Drive, go to the top of the hill, and turn right into the ANSYS parking lot.

Topic:  Annual Student Presentations Meeting

Agenda:

9:00 - 9:30 am Socialize:  Coffee and Donuts
9:30 - 9:50 am Brandon Burkholder, Ed Zawosky of Penn State-Erie
"Model 490 P-3 Anchorage Connector"
9:50 - 10:10 am Len Krzywicki, Nate Willson of Penn State-Erie
"GE Truck Frame Analysis"
10:10 - 10:30 am Steve Grosick, Justin Rebovich of Penn State-Erie
"Design and Construction of Mini Baja for Competition"
10:30-10:50 am Ian Angelo, Mike Balco, Chris Feath, Scott Ochs of Penn State-Erie
"Copes-Vulcan Valve Actuator - Year 2"
10:50-11:10 am Joe Kubany, James Kubes, William Potter of Penn State-Erie
"8442 Manhandler Winch"
11:10 - 11:30 am Amber Murano of Penn State-Erie
"ANSYS Simulation of CO2 Gas Seepage through a Plastic Bottle"
11:30 - 11:50 am William Higby, Pat Brown, Gregory Hein of Penn State-Erie
"Driver-Side Lower Panel Redesign"
11:50am - 12:10 pm Chris Hughes, Tom Burger of Penn State-Erie
"FEA Study of AC60000 Piston Liner"
12:10 - 1:30 pm Lunch:  Fresh Fruit Salad, Hot Sausage with Onion and Pepper Sauce, Italian Stuffed Shells, Italian Baked Potatoes, Cookies, Assorted Sodas
1:30pm - 1:50 pm Carlos Gomes of University of Pittsburgh
"Spring Back in High Strength Anisotropic Steel"
1:50pm - 2:10 pm Gaetano Sterlacci University of Pittsburgh
"Twist of a Slender Beam Using Shape Memory Alloy Wire"
2:10 - 3:15 pm ANSYS 5.6 Info and Demo by Mallett Technologies Inc.
3:15 - 3:30 pm Adjournment (when/where/what topic for next meeting ?)

Cost:

$15.00 per meeting, checks payable to ANSYS Users Group of Western PA
$ 40.00 yearly dues membership
Dues/meeting costs can be paid at the meeting to Eric Horne, Treasurer

If you plan to attend please R.S.V.P. no later than March 15 to either:

Treasurer: Eric Horne, DEAC    (724)-941-6600    horne@deac.com
Secretary: Dave Johnson, Penn State    (814) 898-6480     dhj1@psu.edu