FEM (Finite Element Method)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:logic
computational technique
gptkbp:alternativeName gptkb:FEA
finite element analysis
gptkbp:appliesTo aerospace engineering
civil engineering
mechanical engineering
geotechnical engineering
biomechanics
gptkbp:basisFor discretization of a domain into elements
gptkbp:developedBy 1950s
gptkbp:firstPublished gptkb:Richard_Courant
1943
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label FEM (Finite Element Method)
gptkbp:implementedIn gptkb:ANSYS
gptkb:ABAQUS
gptkb:NASTRAN
gptkb:COMSOL_Multiphysics
gptkb:OpenFOAM
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:Richard_Courant
gptkb:Ray_W._Clough
gptkb:J._H._Argyris
gptkbp:limitation computational cost
approximation errors
mesh quality sensitivity
gptkbp:mathematicalFoundation gptkb:Galerkin_method
variational methods
gptkbp:output approximate solution
element strains
element stresses
nodal values
gptkbp:relatedTo finite difference method
finite volume method
gptkbp:requires material properties
boundary conditions
meshing
gptkbp:standardizedBy gptkb:ISO_10303-242
gptkbp:usedFor fluid dynamics
solving partial differential equations
structural analysis
electromagnetic analysis
heat transfer analysis
gptkbp:uses numerical integration
linear algebra
assembly process
shape functions
stiffness matrix
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Keysight_EMPro
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8