Simulation and Design Optimization for welded panels

[Anonymous]

looking for a tutorial for optimizing the design of a welded assembly of steel shapes reinforcing a plane of steel; ie, tank sides, concrete forms, retaining walls, boat hulls, sheet pile loading docks etc.  Looking for anyone who’s done a tutorial on the work flow of designing studies of various forms of welded steel panel stiffness?  Thanks for any replies

Kevin Morin

[TrippyLighting]

Here is an Autodesk University Class from on simulating welds.

Not exactly sure from your description that's what you are looking for, but its a start.

[Anonymous]

thanks very helpful video, definitely a building block in the wall to using Fusion for the panel design process.

thnx

Kevin Morin

[Anonymous]

For anyone exploring the use of FEA/Simulation/Design optimization using Fusion 360 applied to assemblies of welded panels/diaphragms/reinforced sheet designs: the video link (above) makes clear this is not happening today.  At some future time, when the application suite becomes more widely used and the tools refined- perhaps this will emerge? But in today's version(s) this use of Fusion is not realistic.