Finite Element Analysis Through the Years

摘要

THIS EDITION OF THE MAGAZINE sees the transition from the Desktop Engineering title to Digital Engineering, after 21 years. The changes I have seen in the finite element analysis (FEA) community reflect this change in emphasis. In 1995 the term "desktop engineering" was very topical; it was then possible to do serious analysis on an isolated computer sitting on the desk. We had progressed from mainframes, through minicomputers to microcomputers.