FEM Solver for Structural Dynamics

A finite element solver for 2D frame systems under static and dynamic loads.

This was my final project for APC523 (Numerical Algorithms for Scientific Computing). It can be used for the following problems:

  1. 2D-frame system under static loads.
  2. 2D-frame system under dynamic loads (such as earthquake motions).

A comparison between the solver and the commercial software SAP2000 is shown below, in which the nodal displacement from the solver matches well with SAP2000:

For more, please visit the GitHub repo.