Computer Programs for Plotting Finite Element Patterns of Two-and Three-Dimensional Structures.

Abstract

Two computer programs for plotting finite element patterns of two- and three-dimensional structures are described. These programs draw mesh patterns on the CalComp plotter and are useful for checking computer input data when using the finite element method of structural analysis. One program draws two-dimensional structures to scale, and the other draws perspective views of three-dimensional structures. Instructions for the use of the programs are included, with an appendix describing the analytical theory of the perspective geometry. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0730490

Entities

People

  • G. Dailey

Organizations

  • Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Geometry
  • Instructions
  • Mathematics
  • Plotters
  • Plotting
  • Sizes (Dimensions)
  • Structural Analysis
  • Three Dimensional
  • Topology
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)