Document Type
Thesis
Date of Award
9-30-1988
Degree Name
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering - (M.S.)
Department
Mechanical Engineering
First Advisor
Rong-Yaw Chen
Second Advisor
E. S. Geskin
Third Advisor
Benedict C. Sun
Abstract
A finite element program FEM2D in FORTRAN language by J.N. Reddy has been translated into TURBO PASCAL and several features such as interactive input, mesh generation for a rectangular plate with a circular hole at the center of the plate and graphical display of the meshes and node numbers have been implemented. Four examples including potential flow and plane stress problems have been tested successfully. It is concluded that the PASCAL language on a microcomputer can he used to write a finite element program and is easier to give graphical display than FORTRAN language. The maximal number of nodes that can be run on 640 Kbytes PC memory is 200 for one-degree-of-freedom. The microcomputer is found to be very useful tool for teaching finite element method.
Recommended Citation
Kuo, Tingwang, "Finite element method in turbo pascal" (1988). Theses. 3129.
https://digitalcommons.njit.edu/theses/3129
