3. Implementation of a finite element simulation

3.1 Defining your needs

Very often poorly formalized, or simply ignored, the stage of defining objectives and needs is paradoxically a fundamental step in the course of a study. The reason is simple. The calculation model is a very schematic representation of reality, which we can only hope will translate a particular aspect of the structure's behavior. There is no such thing as a universal model capable of translating all behaviors. It is therefore imperative, before defining the model, to correctly...