From: skawalko@ix.netcom.com
Newsgroups: sci.math.num-analysis
Subject: Re: Finite Element Source Code
Date: Wed, 07 Jan 1998 00:50:22 -0700

In article <68v311$8rb$1@net.indra.com>, sullivan@indra.com (Steve
Sullivan) wrote:

>In article <34AF2092.DD68D5C7@uslink.net>,
>Clarksean and Associates  <clark@uslink.net> wrote:
>>I am trying to locate 3D finite element computational fluid dynamics
>>source code ...
>
>You might try the pointers in the N.A. FAQ:
>
>http://www.indra.com/~sullivan/q10.html

Also try the Finite Element Resources pages at

   http://www.engr.usask.ca/~macphed/finite/fe_resources/fe_resources.html

Stephen Kawalko
skawalko@ix.netcom.com
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From: Tom Goodale <g00dale@aei-potsdam.mpg.de>
Newsgroups: sci.math.num-analysis
Subject: Re: finite element and finite difference modeling
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 12:00:28 +0100

Jason A. Crosswhite wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I hope somebody here can help me.  I'm interested in learning about
> finite element and finite difference modeling.  I would like a good
> general understanding of the theory.... i.e., when to use the methods
> what are they good for, how is the model formulated, etc.  I can find a
> hundred different links to pieces of code or software.  This is not,
> however, what I'm interested in.  My reasearch group has several good
> commercial and in house code, I just want to understand the theory!
> Unfortunately, I can't find any reference material. Help.  Does anybody
> know of any good books or pages??
> 

There are quite a few good texts on these in the
computational-fluid-dynamics literature - you could try

C.Hirsch 'Numerical Computation of Internal and External Flows', John
Wiley and Sons, 1994

Hoffmann & Chang 'Introduction to Computational Fluid Dynamics'

(I'm not sure if the last one has FE)

FE is also used in structural mechanics, and there are a lot of
excellent  texts on it there.

There's a list of FE people at

http://www-math.cudenver.edu/~lfranca/links/fem_people.html

so you may find some good pages by following links from there.

I hope this helps,

Tom
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From: Don Rolph <w-rolph@ds.mc.ti.com>
Newsgroups: sci.math.num-analysis
Subject: Re: finite element and finite difference modeling
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 08:18:12 -0500

As a general reference, complete with comparisons and deonstraton of
identity between fintie element methods and finite difference methods I
would recommend:

   Zienkiewicz "The Finite Element Method"

I prefer the 1977 edition.

Jason A. Crosswhite wrote:
[same prior post as above -- djr]
Regards.
 
Don Rolph w-rolph@ds.mc.ti.com WD3 MS10-13 (508)-236-1263
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From: spellucci@mathematik.th-darmstadt.de (Peter Spellucci)
Newsgroups: sci.math.num-analysis
Subject: Re: finite element and finite difference modeling
Date: 27 Feb 1998 14:53:12 GMT

In article <34F5E6E1.B85E5744@newberry.uoregon.edu>, "Jason A. Crosswhite" <jason@newberry.uoregon.edu> writes:
[same prior post as above -- djr]

the "Handbook of Numerical Analysis" eds. Ciarlet and Lions, has excellent
introductory material for this. For a first basic look, any reasonable
university library will provide you with textbooks on advanced numerical 
analysis e.g.
Vichnevetsky: computer methods for partial differetial equations (prentice hall)
vemuri&karplus: digital computer treatment of partial differential equations
oden &reddy; introduction to the theory of finite elements (wiley) 

and a lot more ..
hope this helps
peter