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This is a description of CalculiX CrunchiX. If you have any problems using the
program, this document should solve them. If not, send us an E-mail
(dhondt@t-online.de). The next section contains a simple example problem to
wet your appetite. Section three is a theoretical section giving some
background on the analysis types, elements, materials etc. Then, an overview
is given of all the available keywords in alphabetical order, followed by
detailed instructions on the format of the input deck. If CalculiX does not
run because your input deck has problems, this is the section to look at. The
last section contains a description of the verification examples you
should have obtained along with the code of the program. If you try to solve a
new kind of problem you haven't dealt with in the past, check this section for
examples. You can also use this section to check whether you installed
CalculiX correctly (if you do so with the compare script and if you experience
problems with some of the examples, please check the comments at the start of
the corresponding input deck). Finally, the User's Manual ends with some references used while writing the code.
This manual is not a textbook on finite elements. Indeed, a working knowledge
of the Finite Element Method is assumed. For people not familiar with the
Finite Element Method, I recommend the book by Zienkiewicz and Taylor
[64] for engineering oriented students and the publications by
Hughes [26] and Dhondt [16] for mathematically minded
readers.
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guido dhondt
2010-08-01