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2 unusual facts about finite element method


Applications of the calculus of variations

Finite element method is a variational method for finding approximate solutions to boundary value problems in differential equations.

Gabriel Georgiades

From 1985 onward Georgiades has been an active full time professor at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona teaching courses in structures and Finite element method.


I-5 Skagit River Bridge collapse

Although the finite element method and plastic design theory, both capable of analyzing redundant structures, had recently been formulated and had seen occasional use, they required significantly more calculation than the simple calculation methods for statically determinate structures, which precluded the use of redundant structural members.

J. N. Reddy

He has made significant seminal contributions in the specific areas of finite element method, plate theory, solid mechanics, variational methods, mechanics of composites, functionally graded materials, fracture mechanics, plasticity, biomechanics, classical and non-Newtonian fluid mechanics, and applied functional analysis.

Louis Moresi

This is a 2D and 3D Eulerian Finite Element code which is designed to solve problems with extremely large variations in viscosity.

NEi Software

in 1991, is an engineering software company that develops, publishes and promotes FEA (finite element analysis) software programs including its flagship product NEi Nastran.


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Adam Koppy

This role required him to carry out the design from clean sheet to final drawings in SolidWorks and Inventor, including structural analysis using the finite element method and hand calculations, as well as spindle design, drivetrain sizing, and servo actuator selection.

Gilbert Strang

#An Analysis of the Finite Element Method, with George Fix (1973, 2008)