CU-BENs: A structural modeling finite element library

Autor: Christopher J. Stull, Christopher J. Earls, Wensi Wu, Justyna Kosianka, Heather Reed
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: SoftwareX, Vol 11, Iss, Pp-(2020)
ISSN: 2352-7110
Popis: The present work discusses capabilities within the finite element library CU-BENs. CU-BENs focuses on applying the finite element method to structural mechanics problems encountered within the context of inverse problems and partitioned fluid–structure interaction; thus element formulations are primarily of a structural type — truss, frame, and triangular discrete Kirchhoff theory shells. CU-BENs defaults to the skyline sparse storage scheme for the system matrix, but also supports other storage schemes when using external libraries such as LAPACK and UMFPACK. CU-BENs includes built-in nonlinear solution strategies, such as the Newton Raphson method and modified spherical arc length method, that are available within static analyses as well within the context of transient dynamic analyses involving a generalized- α implementation of the Newmark implicit time integration scheme.
Databáze: OpenAIRE