MAGIC 3: An Automated General Purpose System for Structural Analysis Volume 1. Engineer's Manual

Abstract

An automated general purpose system for analysis is presented. This system, identified by the acronym, 'MAGIC III' for Matrix Analysis via Generative and Interpretive Computations, is an extension of the structural analysis capability available in the initial MAGIC System. MAGIC III provides a powerful framework for implementation of the finite element analysis technology and provides diversified capability for displacement, stress, vibration, and stability analyses. It is written in FORTRAN 4 for IBM 360/65 and CDC 6400 computers, and contains 477 subroutines. Additional elements have been added to the MAGIC element library in this phase of MAGIC development. These are the solid elements; rectangular prism, tetrahedron, triangular prism, symmetric triangular prism, and triangular ring (asymmetrical loading). Also included are the symmetric shear web element and a revised quadrilateral thin shell element. The finite elements listed include matrices for stiffness, mass, prestrain load, thermal load, distributed mechanical load, pressure and stress.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0755368

Entities

People

  • James R. Batt
  • Stephen Jordan

Organizations

  • Bell Aircraft Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aspect Ratio
  • Cantilever Beams
  • Computations
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Continuum Mechanics
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Kinetic Energy
  • Mechanics
  • Potential Energy
  • Stiffness
  • Stress Strain Relations
  • Structural Analysis
  • Vibration

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

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  • Finite Element Method (FEM) for solving Partial Differential Equations (PDEs)
  • Library and Information Science
  • Microwave Engineering.