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DEVELOPMENT OF A TWO-DIMENSIONAL LINEAR STATIC FINITE ELEMENT PROGRAM FOR A DESKTOP MICROCOMPUTER

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Date Issued:
1984
Summary:
The finite element method is widely used in many areas of engineering and applied science, including structures, fluids, heat transfer, and electromagnetism. Several commercial programs exist which have extensive capabilites in these areas, but they usually require special training and mainframe computers to use. This creates a series of problems in an engineering organization because of the inefficiencies of timeshared computer systems and remote processing. These problems result in poor productivity of the analyst. This work demonstrates the feasibility of using a desktop microcomputer to perform finite element structural analysis. A program is developed which is capable of solving two-dimensional linear static problems using truss, beam and plane stress elements. The program includes extensive pre- and post-processing capabilities and graphic displays. It allows problems with up to 500 degrees-of-freedom to be solved within a few hours and requires only about one-half hour of instruction to use. The program theory, a user's manual, and verification problems are presented.
Title: DEVELOPMENT OF A TWO-DIMENSIONAL LINEAR STATIC FINITE ELEMENT PROGRAM FOR A DESKTOP MICROCOMPUTER.
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Name(s): SCHWEET, RICHARD RAYMOND.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Stevens, Karl K., Thesis advisor
College of Engineering and Computer Science
Department of Ocean and Mechanical Engineering
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1984
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 133 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: The finite element method is widely used in many areas of engineering and applied science, including structures, fluids, heat transfer, and electromagnetism. Several commercial programs exist which have extensive capabilites in these areas, but they usually require special training and mainframe computers to use. This creates a series of problems in an engineering organization because of the inefficiencies of timeshared computer systems and remote processing. These problems result in poor productivity of the analyst. This work demonstrates the feasibility of using a desktop microcomputer to perform finite element structural analysis. A program is developed which is capable of solving two-dimensional linear static problems using truss, beam and plane stress elements. The program includes extensive pre- and post-processing capabilities and graphic displays. It allows problems with up to 500 degrees-of-freedom to be solved within a few hours and requires only about one-half hour of instruction to use. The program theory, a user's manual, and verification problems are presented.
Identifier: 14225 (digitool), FADT14225 (IID), fau:11035 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): College of Engineering and Computer Science
Thesis (M.S.E.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1984.
Subject(s): Microcomputers--Programming
Electronic data processing--Engineering
Held by: Florida Atlantic University Libraries
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