Western Pennsylvania ANSYS Users Group

Spring, 1999 Meeting


Date: March 18, 1999 from 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

Where: ANSYS Headquarters in Southpoint, Canonsburg, PA

Directions to ANSYS office: (Note 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 thru at 1st stop sign (Southpoint Golf Clubhouse), straight thru 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.

Topics: Student Presentations on FEA Projects

9:00-9:30 am Coffee, dougnuts, socialize  
9:30-10:00 am Paul Goebel and J. Martin, PSU-Erie   FEA Dynamic Design of Plastic Part
10:00-10:30 am Tom Bruney, Chris Swenglish, Matt Hull, Kyle Herron, of PSU-Erie   FEA Heat Transfer Analysis and Experimental Correlation
10:30-11:00 am George Saunders and Avirat Pandya, of PSU-Erie   Ductile Iron Grate Improvements using FEA
11:00-11:30 am Karol Galik (Master's student) U. of Pitt., accompanied by Dr. Patrick Smolinski, advisor   Simulation of Ankle Joint Implant
11:30-noon Matt Aquaro (Master's student) and Mohamed Salem (PhD Student), WVU Rollover Stability of Partially Filled Heavy Duty Tanker-Trucks with ANSYS (Pendulum Sloshing Analogy)
noon-1:30 pm LUNCH (will be provided)  
1:30-2:00 pm Matt Ratigliano and Adam Zambanini, of PSU-Erie Error Analysis for Actuator using FEA
2:00-2:30 pm John Weaver and Chad Shrechengost, of PSU-Erie FEA Analysis of a Fiber Optic Ribbon
2:30-3:30 pm Demonstration by Mallett Technology   Solid Works


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 12th to either:

Chair: Ed Heald, Werner Co     (724) 588-8600 ext. 2405    healdee@wernerco.com

Secretary: Dave Roth, Penn State    (814) 898-6278     rcv@psu.edu

Dave Johnson, Penn State    (814) 898-6480     dhj1@psu.edu