ALADDIN ALADDIN is a computational toolkit for the interactive matrix and finite element analysis of large engineering structures. In ALADDIN, finite element computations are viewed as a specialized form of matrix computations, matrices are viewed as rectangular arrays of physical quantities, and numbers viewed as dimensionless physical quantities. ALADDIN provides engineers with: Mechanisms to define physical quantities with units, and matrices of physical quantities. Facilities for physical quantity and matrix arithmetic. A SI and US units package. A matrix package. Its capabilities include matrix arithmetic, solution of linear matrix equations, and the general symmetric eigenvalue problem. Programming constructs to control the solution procedure (i.e. branching and looping) in matrix and finite element problems. A finite element mesh generation package. Two- and three-dimensional finite element meshes can be created. A library of finite elements. Currently, the finite element library includes elements for plane stress/plane strain analysis, two-dimensional beam/column analysis, three-dimensional truss analysis, DKQ plate analysis, and a variety of shell finite elements. The target application area for ALADDIN is static and dynamic finite element analysis of multi-story buildings and highway bridge structures. The dynamic analysis of structures due to earthquake loads is of particular interest.

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Home Site: http://www.isr.umd.edu/~austin/aladdin.html Source Code Availability: Yes Available Binary Packages: Debian Package: No RedHat RPM Package: No Other Packages: No Targeted Platforms: ALADDIN has been tested on a SUN SPARCstation, DECstation 5000, and IBM RS/6000. The author said that ALADDIN still needs to be fully tested under Linux, and if someone wants to help them with the testing of examples problems, that would be great. Software/Hardware Requirements: None

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