Data Generator for the Idealization for Finite Element Structural Analysis of Naval Ship Flat Plated Grillages with Multiple Openings

Abstract

A computer program was developed for the automatic elementizing of flat-plated ship structural grillages with up to five openings and uniform pressure loads normal to the planar surface. Its purpose is to shorten the preliminary work of preparing data for analysis by the finite element method. The input to the program consists of punched cards which define the plate geometry, and the output consists of a tape which is directly read by the general-purpose finite element program NASTRAN to produce a plot of the user's elementized structure.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0743055

Entities

People

  • David W Taylor
  • Paul M. Meyer

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

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  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Generators
  • Geometry
  • Mathematics
  • Physical Properties
  • Procedures (Computers)
  • Punched Cards
  • Sequences
  • Structural Analysis
  • Thickness

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  • Computer Science.
  • Structural Dynamics.