Types of Elements Used in FEA
Elements fall into four major categories: 2D line elements, 2D planar elements, and 3D solid elements which are all used to define geometry; and special elements used to apply boundary…
A Brief Discussion of Ratcheting
A review of available plasticity models in general finite element analysis (FEA) codes like ANSYS shows that there are a number of different plasticity models, including various types of hardening. Linear, multi-linear,…
Modeling Rotordynamic Systems with Cross-Coupled Interactions in FEA
Many conventional materials and structures behave in a manner where the direction of response is more or less in the same direction as the applied load. For example, a spring…
Composites Analysis – Needed from Fiber to Finished Form
Use of fiber reinforced composites as primary structure in a variety of engineering applications has grown very quickly over the past decade. In the not too distant past, my elder designer colleagues exclaimed…
Interpersonal Skills of an Entrepreneur
These could be referred to as social skills. They are a set of skills that people use when interacting and communicating with one another. These skills show up in countless…
Personal Characteristics of an Entrepreneur
Timmons (1994) describes entrepreneurial mind (which means the attitudes and behaviour of successful entrepreneurs) as those people who are capable of hard work, and are driven by an intense commitment and determined…
Traits of an Entrepreneur
The entrepreneur has played several fundamental roles in economic development. Nevertheless, this may not have been possible if he did not possess some certain traits to distinguish him from other…
Economic Role of the Entrepreneur
An entrepreneur is an individual who establishes a firm. Because of their importance in the modern economy, entrepreneurs should be at the heart of microeconomics. Entrepreneurs set up firms in…
Achieving Sustainable Entrepreneurship Development
There is a pervasive tendency to equate entrepreneurship development (ED) with self-employment. Many self-employed individuals are indeed entrepreneurs, but the majority are not. Their businesses are simply microenterprises in the…
Entrepreneurship Development – Case Study
Adani Group was founded by Gautam Adani. He was born in 1962 in Ahmedabad, Gujarat in a Jain family. Gautam Adani moved to Mumbai, Maharashtra at a young age of 18. In the beginning of…
