Capabilities of MSC Nastran

Some of the capabilities in MSC Nastran 

There are numerous, and fortunately this I found this Capability Matrix lists some of the capabilities.

Structural Linear
 ·         Linear Statics

 ·         Normal Modes

Structures Nonlinear
·         Large Strains

·         Large Displacement
·         Nonlinear Materials
·         Buckling
·         Global Adaptive Meshing

Structures Dynamics
·         Direct or Modal Frequency Response
·         Direct or Modal Transient Response
·         Direct or Modal Complex Eigenvalue
·         Linear or Nonlinear Transient
·         Random
·         Aeroelasticity I
·         Aeroelasticity II
·         Flight Loads
·         Rotordynamics

Structures Explicit
·         Crash, Drop Test, and Impact
·         Fluid Structure Interaction
·         SPH
·         LS/Dyna Solver

Thermal
·         Steady-state
·         Transient
·         Conduction
·         Convection
·         Radiation
·         Radiation Superelement
·         Orbital Heating
·         Thermal Contact
·         Coupled Advection
·         Thermo-mechanical coupling

Optimization
·         Design of Experiment (Requires A/Insight)
·         Sizing
·         Shape
·         Topology
·         Topometry
·         Topography

Assembly
·         Linear Contact
·         Nonlinear Contact
·         Glue Contact
·         Bolt Modeling
·         Spot Welds
·         Seam Welds
·         Gaskets

Composites
·         Laminate
·         Honeycomb
·         Textile, Filament, and UD Tape
·         Delamination
·         Failure Criteria
·         Fracture Mechanics
·         Virtual Crack Closure Technique
·         Progressive Failure Analysis (PFA)

Advanced Structures
·         Interior Acoustics
·         Advanced Acoustics (EFEA/EBEA)
·         Exterior Acoustics
·         Open FSI
·         MpCCI Interface
·         Dynamic Design Analysis Method
·         ACMS
·         Superelements
·         Rezoning (Structural Zooming)
·         Creep and Relaxation
·         Adams Integration
·         Shared Memory Parallel
·         Distributed Memory Parallel
·         Symmetry (Cyclic, Plain Strain or Stress)

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