A closeup of the mesh and weld area shows a natural mismatch in element size and location that makes traditional weld-modeling methods difficult. A newly invented FEA weld element in MSC.Nastran lets ...

Lincoln Electric has opened registration to its welding courses, with a plan to focus on code standards. As part of Lincoln Electric's Blodgett Design Seminars, its Design of Welded Connections: Steel ...

A cloud-based digital engineer is hovering nearby, ready to calculate, design and optimize thousands of bolted and welded connections on 3D Tekla models as a service to subscribers. QuickQnect is a ...

Sparks are flying over a proposed addition to the 2010 edition of the steel sector’s code of standard practice. The addition would recognize the practice, in use for years, of the structural engineer ...