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    Thanks for your answer gravityandinertia. About points 1 and 2 : we tried multiples variations of boundary constraints and both shell and solid elements. We went from coarse to fine-as-in-so-fine-the-computer-is-going-to-melt-down elements. Point 3 is interesting, I found this article googling...
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    Hello everyone, Let's first talk about my background in FEA : everything I learned I got it through colleagues, browsing software help and googling a lot. So, no official training nor advanced mathematics class doing matrix calculation to understand the basic theory behind FEA. I got a diploma...

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