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Hi Forum

I post here some findings of new ( at least for me ... :-D ) packages for FEA in Linux:

Z88, a finite elements solver and postprocessor for continuum mechanics...
http://www.z88.de/

HMD, a general PDE differential equation solver ( no PRE-POST proc, just the solver )
http://www.heldeneng.com/about.html

AdventureFEA, a large Japanese FEA code for LARGE problems :
http://adventure.sys.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

I bet if they had computers and codes like that in WW2, the Mitsubishi A6m Zero fighter, the Yamato, and the Musashi battlecruisers would be even more awesome... :-D

FENICS, a differential solver builder for arbitrary PDE's in arbitrary domains:
http://www.fenics.org/wiki/FEniCS_Project

Modulef, a large french code designed by INRIA:
http://www-rocq.inria.fr/modulef/english.html

Rheolef, a general environment for solving PDE's with boudary condition problems :
http://ljk.imag.fr/membres/Pierre.Saramito/rheolef/

and the last and geekiest one, PETSc-FEM :
http://www.cimec.org.ar/twiki/bin/view/Cimec/PETScFEM


Enjoy this, and see of what they are capable of...

I am trying to compile HMD in a recent linux distribution for 64 bits without much success, outdated f2c woes... :-(

I could use some help in building AdventureFEA in my Ubuntu 8.10 amd64 ( debian 5.0 64 would be fine too...)

I could also need some help in PETSc-FEM about documentation or tutorials...

best regards

Alex