NAME

       nastran - NAsa STRucture ANalysis

SYNOPSIS

       nastran inpfile

DESCRIPTION

       nastran NASTRAN is the NASA Structural Analysis System, a finite element analysis program (FEA) completed
       in  the  early  1970's.  It  was the first of its kind and opened the door to computer-aided engineering.
       Subsections of a design can be modeled and then larger groupings of these elements can again be  modeled.
       NASTRAN  can  handle  elastic stability analysis, complex eigenvalues for vibration and dynamic stability
       analysis, dynamic response for transient and steady  state  loads,  and  random  excitation,  and  static
       response to concentrated and distributed loads, thermal expansion, and enforced deformations.

AUTHORS

       The original version of this software was adapted by Harry Schaeffer at http://mycosim.com

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