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: Received: 28 September 2017 / Approved: 28 September 2017 / Online: 28 September 2017 (14:58:31 CEST)
How to cite:
Rugdeo, S.; Bemont, C.; Pitot de la Beaujardiere, J. Independent Assessment and Benchmarking of no/low cost Finite Element Analysis Software for Linear Static Structural Analysis. Preprints2017, 2017090145. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201709.0145.v1
Rugdeo, S.; Bemont, C.; Pitot de la Beaujardiere, J. Independent Assessment and Benchmarking of no/low cost Finite Element Analysis Software for Linear Static Structural Analysis. Preprints 2017, 2017090145. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201709.0145.v1
Rugdeo, S.; Bemont, C.; Pitot de la Beaujardiere, J. Independent Assessment and Benchmarking of no/low cost Finite Element Analysis Software for Linear Static Structural Analysis. Preprints2017, 2017090145. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201709.0145.v1
APA Style
Rugdeo, S., Bemont, C., & Pitot de la Beaujardiere, J. (2017). Independent Assessment and Benchmarking of no/low cost Finite Element Analysis Software for Linear Static Structural Analysis. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201709.0145.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Rugdeo, S., Clinton Bemont and Jean-François Pitot de la Beaujardiere. 2017 "Independent Assessment and Benchmarking of no/low cost Finite Element Analysis Software for Linear Static Structural Analysis" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints201709.0145.v1
Abstract
The aim of this work was to determine if the development of low-cost or no-cost finite element analysis (FEA) software has advanced to the point where it can be used in place of trusted commercial FEA packages for linear static structural analyses using isotropic material models. Nonlinear structural analysis will be covered in a separate paper. Several suitable packages were identified, these underwent a process of systematic elimination when they were unable to meet the minimum imposed qualitative criteria. Three packages were chosen to be subjected to performance benchmarking, namely: Code_Aster/Salome Meca; Mecway and Z88 Aurora. SimScale, a browser-based analysis package was included as well because it met all the baseline criteria and has the potential to offer a completely cloud-based approach to computer aided engineering, potentially reshaping the way an engineering business views its operational capabilities. This paper presents the test cases and simulation results for packages that fall under the linear static structural analysis type.
Keywords
Open source; FEA; finite element analysis; linear static structural; Code Aster; Salome Meca; Mecway; SimScale; Z88, CAE
Subject
Engineering, Mechanical Engineering
Copyright:
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