Computer Programs

NEA-0346 MESHGEN.

NEA-0346 MESHGEN.

MESHGEN, Triangular Finite Elements Generator

NAME OR DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM, COMPUTER, NATURE OF PHYSICAL PROBLEM SOLVED, METHOD OF SOLUTION, RESTRICTIONS ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEM, CPU, FEATURES, AUXILIARIES, STATUS, REFERENCES, MACHINE REQUIREMENTS, LANGUAGE, OPERATING SYSTEM OR MONITOR UNDER WHICH PROGRAM IS EXECUTED, OTHER RESTRICTIONS, NAME AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHOR, MATERIAL, CATEGORIES

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1. NAME OR DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM: MESHGEN.

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2. COMPUTERS

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Program name	Package id	Status	Status date
MESHGEN	NEA-0346/01	Tested	01-MAR-1973

Machines used:

Package ID	Orig. computer	Test computer
NEA-0346/01	IBM 370 series	IBM 370 series

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3. NATURE OF PHYSICAL PROBLEM SOLVED: Automatic generation of triangular finite elements.

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4. METHOD OF SOLUTION

The structure is covered by generating lines. Adjacent generating lines may have number nodes which differ by a maximum of one node. The topology is stored on tape.

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5. RESTRICTIONS ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE PROBLEM

Maximum number of nodes = 2000. Maximum number of elements = 1500.

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6. TYPICAL RUNNING TIME

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7. UNUSUAL FEATURES: UNUSUAL FEATURES OF THE PROGRAM

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8. RELATED OR AUXILIARY PROGRAMS: RELATED AND AUXILIARY PROGRAMS

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9. STATUS

Package ID	Status date	Status
NEA-0346/01	01-MAR-1973	Tested at NEADB

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10. REFERENCES: - NEA Newsletter of October 1971.

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11. MACHINE REQUIREMENTS: Tape to store topology.

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12. PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE(S) USED

Package ID	Computer language
NEA-0346/01	FORTRAN-IV

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13. OPERATING SYSTEM OR MONITOR UNDER WHICH PROGRAM IS EXECUTED: Standard.

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14. OTHER PROGRAMMING OR OPERATING INFORMATION OR RESTRICTIONS

ANY OTHER PROGRAMMING OR OPERATING INFORMATION OR RESTRICTIONS

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15. NAME AND ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHOR

      Joint Research Centre
      21020 Ispra (Varese)
      Italy.

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16. MATERIAL AVAILABLE

NEA-0346/01

File name	File description	Records
NEA0346_01.001	INFORMATION	4
NEA0346_01.002	MESHGEN SOURCE PROGRAMME+SAMPLE INPUT	263
NEA0346_01.003	MESHGEN SAMPLE OUTPUT	157

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17. CATEGORIES

I. Deformation and Stress Distributions, Structural Analysis and Engineering Design Studies

Keywords: finite element method.