The Implementation of a Finite Element Computer Code and Associated Pre- and Postprocessor into AE4101 and AE4102 (Flight Vehicle Structural Analysis I and II).

Abstract

The objectives of the project described in this thesis were to: (1) provide the documentation that is needed for a Naval Postgraduate School student to use the general purpose finite element computer program call SAP 4, and (2) to make available, and prepare the users manual for a pre-and postprocessor program called SUBROUTINE PSAP. This subroutine, which was developed at the NASA Langley Research Center, has been modified to specifically plot the finite element model goemetry for SAP 4 models and to postprocess displacement data for those models on the NPS Calcomp Model 765 Plotter. The input and output for SAP 4 and SUBROUTINE PSAP are discussed in detail. The codes have been used successfully in AE4102, Flight Vehicle Structural Analysis 2. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA032333

Entities

People

  • Dennis M. Losh

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • California
  • Composite Materials
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Displacement
  • Engineering
  • Geometry
  • Grids
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Plastic Explosives
  • Procedures (Computers)
  • Structural Analysis
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Computer Science.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.