ASPECTS OF AN OBJECT-ORIENTED FINITE-ELEMENT ENVIRONMENT

Authors
ZIMMERMANN T BOMME P EYHERAMENDY D VERNIER L COMMEND S
Citation
T. Zimmermann et al., ASPECTS OF AN OBJECT-ORIENTED FINITE-ELEMENT ENVIRONMENT, Computers & structures, 68(1-3), 1998, pp. 1-16
Citations number
29
Categorie Soggetti
Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications","Computer Science Interdisciplinary Applications","Engineering, Civil
Journal title
Computers & structures → ACNP
ISSN journal
00457949
Volume
68
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
1998
Pages
1 - 16
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-7949(1998)68:1-3<1:AOAOFE>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
The object-oriented approach provides an appropriate context for an in tegrated description of finite element related techniques within a sin gle unified environment, combining symbolic and numerical manipulation s, graphics and expertise. This paper discusses and illustrates the ke y features of such an integrated environment which includes an object- oriented graphic interactive environment, object-oriented operators fo r symbolic mathematical derivations, an object-oriented finite element environment, and its extension to object-oriented knowledge based exp ert assistance. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Ltd and Civil-Comp Ltd. All rights reserved.