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On the Development of a Finite Element Program for Microcomputers

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Engineering Software IV

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In this paper the authors highlignt the hardware and software considerations which are crucial in the development of a reliable and meaninyful finite element proyram operational on a microcomputer. The three guiding considerations in this development are user-friendliness, efficient memory utilization and speed of computation and perhaps in that order. These considerations formed the basis of a microcomputer based finite element program developed by the authors and known by the acronym SNAP/FE.

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  1. Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, 24061, USA

    Steven A. Brown

  2. Center of Excellence for Computer Applications, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN, 37402, USA

    Manohar P. Kamat (Professor of Engineering and Associate Director)

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  1. Computational Mechanics Centre, Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton, Hampshire, SO4 2AA, UK

    R. A. Adey

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Brown, S.A., Kamat, M.P. (1985). On the Development of a Finite Element Program for Microcomputers. In: Adey, R.A. (eds) Engineering Software IV. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-21877-8_33

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