Modular finite element modeling by distributed Internet engineering design agents

Finite Element Analysis of structural assemblies using distributed Internet Engineering Design Agents (i-EDA) is presented here. Finite Element modeling of distributed models in the past has been a complicated issue. Typically, the assembly of these structures has required global reformulation of the Finite Element equations for solution and this reformulation consumes time and prevents efficient development of large models. Structural models with incompatible Finite Element meshing are assembled here using of the Modular Modeling Method (MMM). The method presented here does not require reformulation and allows efficient distributed model assembly and solution.; The MMM is a power-based systematic technique that eliminates global reformulation of model equations. The method uses displacement and work constraints to assemble the components at connections. This method is implemented through a set of Internet Engineering Design Agents (i-EDA) to assemble the Finite Element Models from models provided by component subsystem agents. The structural analysis of Plate Assembly of two triangular plates is used as an example and 4 cases presented. Models of the plate component and an assembly of these two plates are published as software agents on the worldwide Internet.