[comp.sys.handhelds] Finite Difference for Beams on the 28S

gt4016b@prism.gatech.EDU (Craig Champlin) (10/19/90)

I am interested in locating a program to do finite difference 
stress analysis for beams given beam length and important
node locations.  A one dimensional case is all I need.  A nice
feature would be recursive error checking.

I could adapt something which handles finite difference for
heat transfer.

I would try this myself, but I am not yet very adept at programming
this thing.  The RP way of doing things often throws me for a
loop.

Also, is it me or does doing algebra on this thing seem more
trouble than even doing it on paper?

One nice thing, I did solve a set of thirteen equasions today.  It
took only about ten seconds!  I was so amazed that I did it twice to
be sure it was actually doing somthing.  Is there an upper limit
to the number of equasions it can solve?  BTW I found the solution
by just entering my coefficient and constant matricies and using the
division feature.

Thanks.


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