How to Debug Finite Element Models

This live online course explains what you need to know to debug linear and nonlinear implicit finite element models efficiently and systematically. By attending, you will learn to interpret the most frequent issues you can encounter when developing finite element models for static analysis and understand the error messages.

You will explore the range of debugging tools offered by finite element software and learn how to best use them to find a solution. Many error messages are self-explanatory, but the most concerning issues with your model can lead to error messages that are much less clear and difficult to correct. The relation between the message and its cause is not always obvious and requires significant effort to be addressed.

This course will teach you how to manage these situations. We will explore the different causes of numerical difficulties, propose a methodology to speed up the debugging process, and finally reach solver convergence to obtain the expected results from your models.

By the end of this course, you will also be able to efficiently prepare a discussion with your favorite software hotline to speed up the problem-solving process and get results from your models.