code_aster and salome applied to mechanics

Practical details

• Date: May 11 & 12, 2026
• Duration: 2 days
• Schedule: 9:00 AM → 12:30 PM; 2:00 PM → 5:00 PM
• Location: EDF Lab Paris-Saclay
• Language: Spoken in French / Materials in English

In order to provide trainees with the best possible supervision, each of our trainers will supervise a maximum of 6 trainees.

Training program

Day 1 – Morning: Overview of code_aster capabilities for mechanics

• Theoretical part:
• • Presentation of the salome_meca ecosystem
  • General presentation of code_aster capabilities
  • Details of how code_aster works for 3D linear elastic calculations
  • Link with AsterStudy

Day 1 – Afternoon: Implementing the Salomé / code_aster workflow for linear elastic calculation

• Theoretical part:
• • How Salomé's CAD and meshing modules work (Shaper & Mesh)
  • How Salomé works for visualization (ParaVis)
• Practical part:
• • Simple quasi-static calculation on 3D bent piping (from CAD to calculation)

Day 2 – Morning: Structural elements and rigid connections

• Theoretical part:
• • Focus on structural elements: beams, plates, shells
  • Definition of the mechanical characteristics of slender elements
  • Connections between elements (beam/plate, plate/3D, etc.)
• Practical part:
• • Simple quasi-static calculation on bent piping with shell modeling
  • Same piping calculation with hybrid 3D + shell modeling

Day 2 – Afternoon: Post-processing in code_aster

• Theoretical part:
• • Field manipulation
  • Mechanical post-processing
• Practical part:
• • Post-processing of piping calculations with different models