{"title":"Industry CPD: Accuracy and precision in finite-element analysis","authors":"","doi":"10.56330/hlnj3016","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"This CPD module, sponsored by Oasys, explains what we mean by accuracy and precision, looks at possible causes of inaccuracy when conducting a finite-element analysis, and discusses the role of validation and verification in checking the accuracy of modelling output.","PeriodicalId":135681,"journal":{"name":"The Structural Engineer: journal of the Institution of Structural Engineer","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-11-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The Structural Engineer: journal of the Institution of Structural Engineer","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.56330/hlnj3016","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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This CPD module, sponsored by Oasys, explains what we mean by accuracy and precision, looks at possible causes of inaccuracy when conducting a finite-element analysis, and discusses the role of validation and verification in checking the accuracy of modelling output.