linear static analysis

Simulates the structural response of an object (displacement, stresses, strains, reaction forces) to an applied load (such as pressure or force) that does not vary with time.

Linear static analysis operates on the assumption that:

• There is a proportional (linear) relationship between the load value and the stress value. This is based on the underlying assumptions that deformations are small, loads and constraints do not change value or direction, and the material is elastic.

• The problem you are solving is time-independent (static). That is, time is not a factor in the loading process (it is assumed the load is applied so slowly and evenly that the effect of time is negligible) and does not affect the result.

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