If we don't look at the cost, what the best program is for making search in civil field and mechanic (structural engineering. Mechanics of the Fracture. Instability. Dynamics). For best I intend that more reliable and with the most greater number of functions. I should use a system windows XP (32Bit). Don't dimensional limitations be had on such OS (32 Bit)?
Heartful Thanks
ROB
Dear LumisROB:
So you are looking for a numerical analysis platform, is that right? Do you have an existing Computer Aided Design (CAD) system? How far are you from a large city? I ask that question, because employee training is a large part of getting useful answers out of numerical analysis. What did you use in school?
David A. Smith
I intended programs FEM (ex Abaqus, Nastran etc..). I would Have need a pure program that allows the most advanced analyses of structural engineering, particularly, for metallic structures (plasticity, mechanics of the fracture, dynamics, vibrations, and also phenomenons of instability). The goal is that of support in activity of consultation to great firms. The problem that often the judgments are conflicting. Besides I don't succeed in understanding if staying on a base WinXP(32bit) the limitations are heavy or it are not true. The firm delegates to me the choice but it is also difficult for an engineer to make a prudent choice. To the university I have seen a little ansys and lusas but for instance someone tells that cosmos is very valid that besides I don't know. I know a little Abaqus (I know that it is preferred from a lot of universities) but I know that it is very dear. I am not able however to rationally choose. I have to invest a lot of time and to know how to use him/it to fund. Here that I don't want to make an error of initial choice or to trust the direct firms that promote very well obviously their product. I look for in conclusion a pure program of structural calculation that I/you/he/she am flexible and extremely powerful (The best in short!!).
The Cad doesn't care, what will serve will be bought him/it in support. Personally I know Autocad 2004 to fund (but this is the last problem for me)
It is not even a problem the city A little Abaqus and Ansys. I know how to program in C++,Fortran. I know Matlab, Mathematica if it can serve
ROB
To the Group:
This fellow is apparently in Italy. I haven't dealt with analysis packages, and I know some of you folks have. Anybody have postive or negative recommendations of either their own "favorites" or the packages mentioned above?
David A. Smith
Is this fellow (apparently american) a moderator ?
Dear Erich Frog:
Yes, citizen of the USA. No, not a moderator, this newsgroup is not moderated.
I have a good friend that is Italian, and I sometimes "get the meaning", when it is not otherwise evident. I was trying to add enough key phrases in so that someone that used the stuff could offer an opinion.
My default answer is: use the package you can get the best results from, with the least work. This usually means you partner with local vendors.
David A. Smith
You have to help or to be in silence. But don't have to be banal or..
I recommend you Lusas or ADINA
Cheers
CR
Dear Cristian:
I was helping. Look at his/her first post. It was not evident that a "recommendation for numerical analysis packages" was being sought. I asked questions. I was friendly.
banal - Drearily commonplace and often predictable; trite
Vizzini: HE DIDN'T FALL? INCONCEIVABLE. Inigo Montoya: You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
"Banal? I do not think it means what you think it means."
David A. Smith
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