Introduction

This is the introduction to FEmethods. It will introduce Finite Element Methods in general, and then give a few examples of how to use FEmethods.

The code can be found on github.com

Installation

FEmethods is hosted on PyPi, so installation is straightforward.

>>>pip install femethods

It can also be installed from source.

>>>git clone https://github.com/josephjcontreras/FEmethods.git

Then to test that the installation worked properly, you can try this simple example case of a simply supported beam with a single, centered point load.

>>>from femethods.elements import Beam
>>>from femethods.reactions import PinnedReaction
>>>from femethods.loads import PointLoad

>>>b = Beam(30, loads=[PointLoad(-100, 15)], reactions=[PinnedReaction(x) for x in [0, 30]])

>>>b.solve()
>>>print(b)

PARAMETERS
Length (length): 30
Young's Modulus (E): 1
Area moment of inertia (Ixx): 1
LOADING
Type: point load
    Location: 15
   Magnitude: -100
REACTIONS
Type: pinned
    Location: 0
       Force: 50.0
      Moment: 0.0
Type: pinned
    Location: 30
       Force: 50.0
      Moment: 0.0