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Category Archives: Finite Element Analysis
More Open Source FEA Code Links
The book Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of Solids and Structures 2nd Edition has an associated python code package called pyFEM, but a search for this code finds several others with the same or similar names: The pyFEM sites associated with the … Continue reading
Open Source FEA Code Links
There have been many posts here based on code from the book Programming The Finite Element Method, with the Fortran code either translated to VBA, or with VBA links to compiled Fortran Code. I recently discovered: The “Programming the Finite … Continue reading
Deflections and Moments in Rectangular Plates
Following a question here I have compared tabulated coefficients for deflections and bending moments in a rectangular plate with results of a Strand7 analysis using 8 noded plate/shell elements. The results are summarised below, and in a spreadsheet which also … Continue reading
Posted in Beam Bending, Curve fitting, Excel, Finite Element Analysis, Newton
Tagged Excel, FEA, Linest, Moody, Pilkey, plate bending, plate deflections, Plate stresses, Roark, Strand7, Timoshenko
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Dancing Pendulums Revisited
I have previously posted on Dynamically Defined Dancing Pendulums, using the Strand7 FEA program to generate the motion of a series of pendulums of varying length. I have now updated that video using the latest Beta version of the program (Rel … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Finite Element Analysis, Frame Analysis, Newton, Strand7
Tagged avi, dynamic analysis, mp4, Pendulum animation, Snagit, Strand7
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Column buckling under multiple loads
Following another buckling discussion at Eng-tips I have modified my Frame4-buckle spreadsheet to allow input of multiple axial loads at any point along the column, along with any number of sections with different section properties. Background on the method used … Continue reading
Posted in AlgLib, Beam Bending, Excel, Finite Element Analysis, Frame Analysis, Newton, UDFs, VBA
Tagged AlgLib, column buckling, Euler buckling, Excel, Frame Analysis, multiple load buckling, stepped column, tapered column, VBA, Vianello
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