Most everyday applications that involve physical components tend to be non-linear in nature. Whether you are stretching of an elastic band or pulling on a leash, the force required is not uniform at all times. The reasons range from large deformation and strain, material behaviour, the effect of contact to other boundary condition nonlinearities. This needs to be addressed and accounted for at the design stage to rule out concerns around product failures, safety issues, and ad-hoc costs.

MSC Software has a wide range of non-linear simulation solutions that facilitate large displacement and strain analysis, plasticity, viscoelasticity, non-linear elasticity, bolt modeling, etc. These solutions find extensive applications in several industries such as aerospace and defence, automotive, electronics, energy, rail, and ship building.