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General-purpose finite element solver for structural analysis and optimization based on Python and Cython

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General-purpose finite element analysis solver - fea

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About fea

The fea module is a general-purpose finite element solver for structural analysis and optimization based on Python and Cython. The main principles guiding the development of fea are: simplicity, efficiency and compatibility. The aimed level of compatibility allows one to run this solver in any platform, including the Google Colab environment.

The fea module was formerly called pyfe3d.

Citing this library

Saullo G. P. Castro. (2024). General-purpose finite element solver based on Python and Cython (Version 0.4.28). Zenodo. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6573489.

Documentation

The documentation is available on: https://saullocastro.github.io/fea.

Important features of this library

  • efficient and simple for linear and nonlinear analyses
  • importable and cimportable code
  • 6 degrees-of-freedom per node

Available finite elements

  • 'Quad4R' - 4-node plate with linear interpolation, equivalent to Abaqus' S4R or Nastran's CQUAD4.

  • 'Tria3R' - 3-node plate with linear interpolation, equivalent to Abaqus' S3R or Nastran's CTRIA3.

  • 'BeamLR' - 2-node Timoshenko beam element with linear interpolation and reduced integration.

  • 'BeamC' - 2-node Timoshenko beam element with consistent shape functions and analytical integration.

  • 'Spring' - 2-node spring element with 6 stiffenesses defined in the element coordinate system.

  • 'Truss' - 2-node truss element with only axial and torsion stiffness. I recommend using the BeamLR instead, which is physically more consistent.

License

Distrubuted under the 3-Clause BSD license (https://raw.github.com/saullocastro/fea/main/LICENSE):

Copyright (c) 2021-2024, Saullo G. P. Castro (S.G.P.Castro@tudelft.nl)
All rights reserved.

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