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