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FElt is a free system for introductory level finite element
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analysis. It is primarily intended as a teaching tool for introductory
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type courses in finite elements - probably in the
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mechanical/structural/civil fields. In a command line environment,
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FElt uses an intuitive, straightforward input syntax to describe
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problems. It also includes a graphical user interface for workstations
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that allows the user to set-up, solve and post-process the problem in
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a single CAD-like environment.
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From the end-user point of view, FElt consists of six programs: felt,
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burlap, velvet, corduroy, patchwork, and yardstick. felt is the basic
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command-line application; burlap is an interactive Matlab-like
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environment for scripting your own elements and analyses; velvet is
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the primary GUI interface into the bulk of the functionality in FElt;
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corduroy is command-line program for automatic element generation;
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patchwork is a command-line application for file format conversion to
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and from the FElt syntax; and yardstick is a simple program for
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problem scaling and unit conversion.
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