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CLP(ℛ) as a general finite element model definition language
Author(s) -
Strooper P. A.,
Stylianou M.,
Tabarrok B.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
international journal for numerical methods in engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.421
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1097-0207
pISSN - 0029-5981
DOI - 10.1002/nme.1620381804
Subject(s) - computer science , programming language , element (criminal law) , finite element method , syntax , semantics (computer science) , artificial intelligence , engineering , structural engineering , political science , law
There are today as many finite element input languages as there are finite element programs. These input languages were developed to serve one purpose: to provide the analyst with the means to convey the necessary analysis and design criteria to specific finite element programs. They were not developed as general finite element model‐definition languages, and as a result their syntax and semantics are often unnatural and contrived. In this work we do not invent a new input language. Instead, we propose and evaluate the Contraint Logic Programming language CLP(ℛ) as a general finite element model‐definition and input language.