Element size

Test123

Hello together,

i have a short question:
Is it possible to mesh a geometry too small? Is there any limitation except the computing power?
Or in other words:
Does the rule apply that the smaller the elements, the more accurate the result?

Thanks in advance!

Adriano A. Koga

We usually perform a convergence analysis to decide how small should be the element size to capture well the behavior of your structure, but not using 'infinite' elements.

I would say you need t mesh your model according to what you want to capture.. don't 'overmesh' with no necessity.

I believe this separates an simple user from a real engineer.

Q.Nguyen-Dai

With small size analysis, you can do some calculations with different element size for convergence.

But keep in mind that in real industrial situation, you can not do this kind of convergence analysis, because of budget limitation. In this case, your experiences play an very important role.

Test123

Thanks a lot!