RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY LIFE SCIENCESTaking steps towards a more realistic solution Dr. Wang had developed his previous FEA models to simulate balanced standing, but contact and friction among neighboring bones were not included, and the gaps among bones were connected by soft tissue, resulting in relatively stiff joints that affected model performance. Once the request came in from Kyoto, he knew he needed to step-up his simulation capabilities. When he switched to Abaqus, Dr. Wang saw remarkable improvements in time as well as quality. “I’m really happy now,” he says. “I don’t need to spend a lot of time preparing the mesh and working out the equations,” he says. “I feel like getting from setup to results is now about ten times faster.” Dr. Wang built his Abaqus model of a s

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