CLP(ℛ) as a general finite element model definition language
Paul A. Strooper, M. Stylianou, B. Tabarrok · International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering · 1995
Abstract There are today as many finite element input languages as there are finite element programs. These input languages were developed to serve one purpose: to provide the analyst with the means to convey the necessary analysis and design criteria to specific finite element programs. They were not developed as general finite element model‐definition languages, and as a result their syntax and semantics are often unnatural and contrived. In this work we do not invent a new input language. Instead, we propose and evaluate the Contraint Logic Programming language CLP(ℛ) as a general finite element model‐definition and input language.