GENESIS finite element mesh file format

Technical Report · Thu May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1986

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5609863· OSTI ID:5609863

Taylor, L M; Flanagan, D P; Mills-Curran, W C

A new finite element mesh file format which provides a neutral interface from a mesh generation program to a finite element analysis program is described. The file format has been constructed to allow for multiple element types and flexible definition of boundary conditions. It provides for arbitrary element connectivity and attributes, so that continuum and structural elements can easily be accommodated in the same model. Element side boundary conditions as well as nodal point boundary conditions are supported. The file format is applicable to finite element models in any n-dimensional space. Both bandwidth and wavefront optimization schemes can be accommodated with the GENESIS file format. 1 ref.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 5609863
• Report Number(s): SAND-86-0910; ON: DE86012740
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS
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MESH GENERATION
NUMERICAL SOLUTION
PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES