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TABLE OF CONTENTS WorkshopNo. Modeling Rigid Link with RBE2, MPC, and Stiff Bar………..……………………….……………1 Modeling with Inertia Relief ………………………………………..…………………………………2 Debugging Model for Rigid Body Motions ………………………………………………………….3 Model with Plates and Beams ……………………………………………………………………….4 Model with Solids, Plates and Beams….…………………………..………………………………..5 Fly-Swatter Model for Super-Elements …………………………………………………………….6 Large Deflection Analysis of a Simple Supported Square Plate……..…..……………………….7 Analysis of a Laminated Composite Plate …………………………………………………………8 Design Optimization of a Cantilever Beam ……………………………………..…...……………..9 Side Wall Study …………………………………………………………………….…………………10 Stiffness Analysis of Body in White …………………………………………………………………11 Normal Modes of Body in White.…………………………………………………….…….……..…12 Transient Dynamic Analysis of a Car going over a Bump ……………………………………….13