Finite Element

Finite Element Methods - Discretization - General Form of The Finite Element Method
... In general, the finite element method is characterized by the following process ... Another consideration is the relation of the finite dimensional space to its infinite dimensional counterpart, in the examples above ... A conforming element method is one in which the space is a subspace of the element space for the continuous problem ...

List Of Finite Element Software Packages
... of software packages that implement the finite element method for solving partial differential equations or aid in the pre- and post-processing of finite element models ...

Finite Element Methods - Discretization - Choosing A Basis
... Depending on the author, the word "element" in "finite element method" refers either to the triangles in the domain, the piecewise linear basis function ... replace the triangles with curved primitives, and so might describe the elements as being curvilinear ... The author might then say "higher order element" instead of "higher degree polynomial" ...

Structural Research - Methods Using Numerical Approximation
... approximation in structural analysis is the Finite Element Method ... The finite element method approximates a structure as an assembly of elements or components with various forms of connection between them ... such as a plate or shell is modeled as a discrete system with a finite number of elements interconnected at finite number of nodes ...

Bridge Software Institute - Products - FB-MultiPier
... The FB-MultiPier analysis program is a nonlinear finite element analysis program capable of analyzing multiple bridge pier structures interconnected by bridge spans ... This analysis program couples nonlinear structural finite element analysis with nonlinear static soil models for axial, lateral and torsional soil behavior to provide a robust system of analysis for ... FB-MultiPier performs the generation of the finite element model internally given the geometric definition of the structure and foundation system as input graphically ...