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From: mike@BRL.ARPA (Mike Muuss)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.wizards
Subject: C Finite Elements?
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Date: 15 Jun 88 06:54:00 GMT
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Can anybody point me to a Finite Element or Finite Difference code
that runs on UNIX?  I would like to hear about codes that:

(a) have source code available,
(b) are written in C, and
(c) are available to the Government at no cost,

although I'll compromise on (b) and (c) if necessary. A smaller code
that does not do everything for everybody would be fine.  "Research
quality" code (as opposed to "production quality" code) is fine, as
long as there are at least a few test cases that are known to produce
correct results.

I have heard that both Berkeley and Stanford have good codes;  can
anybody give me a point of contact?

My interest is due to our having initiated a project to automaticly
generate and dynamicly refine finite element meshes from complex
geometry modeled with the BRL CAD Package.  After we generate the
meshes, it would be useful to have a FEM code to feed the meshes to
and drive the dynamic refinement with.

If none of you can help me out, we will probably resort to NASTRAN or
ADINA, which may hamper our work on dynamic refinement.

	Best,
	 -Mike