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The pyfe3d module is a general-purpose finite element solver for structural
analysis and optimization based on Python and Cython. The main principles
guiding the development of pyfe3d are: simplicity, efficiency and
compatibility. The aimed level of compatibility allows one to run this solver
in any platform, including the Google Colab environment.
Saullo G. P. Castro. (2024). General-purpose finite element solver based on Python and Cython (Version 0.5.0). Zenodo. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6573489.
The documentation is available on: https://saullocastro.github.io/pyfe3d.
- efficient and simple for linear and nonlinear analyses
- importable and cimportable code
- 6 degrees-of-freedom per node
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'Quad4' - 4-node plate with linear interpolation, equivalent to Nastran's CQUAD4. The recommended quadrilateral plate element.
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'Quad4R' - 4-node plate with linear interpolation, equivalent to Abaqus' S4R. It has a not very robust hourglass control.
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'Tria3R' - 3-node plate with linear interpolation, equivalent to Abaqus' S3R or Nastran's CTRIA3.
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'BeamC' - 2-node Timoshenko beam element with consistent shape functions and analytical integration. The recommended beam element.
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'BeamLR' - 2-node Timoshenko beam element with linear interpolation and reduced integration.
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'Spring' - 2-node spring element with 6 stiffenesses defined in the element coordinate system.
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'Truss' - 2-node truss element with only axial and torsion stiffness. I recommend using the BeamLR instead, which is physically more consistent.
Distrubuted under the 3-Clause BSD license (https://raw.github.com/saullocastro/pyfe3d/main/LICENSE):
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Contacts:
- Saullo G. P. Castro, [email protected]