Originally Posted by
DGM
Does anyone know what kind of hardware the university has available to run a FEA that is "more complete" then the NIST?
I know we've come a long way in the 10 years since the NIST did theirs but, it's still a very big job.
I've looked through the study site but, haven't found any specifics.
Neither hardware nor software are likely to set the limits.
IMNSHO the limiting factors will be ability to define loads and temperatures. The temperature prediction stuff probably an order of magnitude less reliable than the loading and redistribution aspects - the "conventional engineering" stuff before the temperature effects are overlaid.
I doubt we will ever get anything MORE plausible than what NIST did. And certainly not on a "Two PhD students' dissertations" level of resourcing. We may see alternate plausibles identified.
Since the AE911Truth assertions are pure nonsense the outcomes will either indicate that NIST was plausible and/or identify some other plausibles OR agree with AE911. I cannot see any university process following the latter.
And none of that will matter - AE911 will spin it dishonestly no matter what the findings.