To gain more confidence with FEA, it’s a good idea to first solve simple problems with pencil and paper. Many less-experienced users of finite-element-analysis (FEA) software often have no clue if the ...
1.1 What is friction? Take this everyday example: when a coffee mug rests on a flat table, the kinetic frictional force is zero. There is no force trying to move the mug across the table, so there is ...