Re: X-FEM mini-course

Dear Peter,

Thank you for your reply. I believe indeed that people who use the MTL 
are likely to do computational work. Among these people, there is a good 
chance that a good share work on finite element methods, and may be 
interested in learning how the finite element method can be "extended" 
into the "Extended Finite Element Method" to solve complex problems such 
as crack growth, fluid-structure interaction, etc. In addition, the 
X-FEM allows to increase computational efficiency, when compared to FEM. 
People who use MTL are interested in efficiency, therefore, they 
probably are, also, interested in X-FEM.

The MTL will not be presented, but I am working with some collaborators 
on a new X-FEM implementation in which MTL may be used to handle the 
linear algebra.

Did I answer your question? I hope that I have not bothered too many 
people by posting this message here, but I truly feel that users of the 
MTL are likely to take advantage of the course we are offering.

I would welcome any comment, by anyone, on any of the above.

Thank you, and best regards to you, Peter, and to the whole list (many 
people, that is, :),

Stephane



Peter Gottschling wrote:

> Dear Stéphane,
>
> Thank you for this information. Can you please say a few words how  
> tutorial and/or software is related to the MTL. Is it used in the  
> framework, is it a potential application for your framework, will the  
> MTL be presented in the mini-course, or is it just that you think 
> that  the same people are interested in your FEM work and the MTL? 
> Thank you  in advance.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Peter
>
> On Jul 19, 2005, at 5:52 AM, Stephane BORDAS wrote:
>
>> Dear colleagues,
>>
>> This is to announce an eXtended Finite Element mini-course at EPFL,
>> Lausanne, Switzerland, December 7-9 2005
>>
>> http://continuing-education.epfl.ch/Jahia/site/continuing-education/ 
>> op/preview/lang/en/pid/12861
>>
>> This method allows to treat free-boundary, singularities, strong and
>> weak discontinuities seamlessly within an FEM framework.
>>
>> Please contact me if you are interested in attending, and pass this
>> information around you if you see fit.
>>
>> Thank you, and best regards,
>>
>> Stephane
>>
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>>
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http://www.tam.northwestern.edu/sbordas

Laboratory of structural and continuum mechanics
Laboratoire de mécanique des structures et milieux continus (LSC)
EPFL/ENAC/IS/LSC GC A2 454
Station 18 EPFL-LSC, Ecublens CH-1015 Lausanne
Suisse/Switzerland/Schweiz

Tél: +41 21 693 24 03 Fax: +41 21 693 63 40




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