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FEA Roof Rafter Stability

  • By: Lukasz Skotny
  • Self-Paced

FEA Roof Rafter Stability


About the course

This course examines roof rafter stability, introducing stability design and Linear Bifurcation Analysis (LBA). It covers geometry, supports, loads, meshing, and critical bending moment calculations. The course also explores bracing effects, model development, and verification of assumptions about bracings, concluding with insights on stability design.

Meet your instructor

Instructor

Lukasz Skotny

Finite Element Analysis

Owner & Lead Designer of Enterfea

Who should attend this course

• Professionals of various industries involved with the execution of FEA projects.
• Those managing or overseeing FEA related work that need to be able to provide judgement about the assumptions and choices made.

Prerequisites

• Technical background is required.
• Basic experience with Finite Element Method software is beneficial.

Program & Details

  • 1. Roof rafter stability
    2. Introduction: Stability design
    3. Introduction: LBA
    4. Introduction: LBA settings
    5. Geometry
    6. Supports / Loads / Mesh
    7. Initial stability conclusions
    8. Critical bending moment calculation
    9. Critical bending moment in design
    10. Bracing influence on stability
    11. Developing model further: Part 1
    12. Developing model further: Part 2
    13. Verifying assumptions about bracings

Certification

A personal digital certificate will be made available upon successful completion of the course. A sample Certificate is shown below.

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