Eighty Years of the Finite Element Method: Birth, Evolution, and Future

Many Fortran programs have implemented the FEM, and this article cites a few.

Eighty Years of the Finite Element Method: Birth, Evolution, and Future

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Archives of Computational Methods in Engineering volume 29, pages4431–4453 (2022)

Abstract

This document presents comprehensive historical accounts on the developments of finite element methods (FEM) since 1941, with a specific emphasis on developments related to solid mechanics. We present a historical overview beginning with the theoretical formulations and origins of the FEM, while discussing important developments that have enabled the FEM to become the numerical method of choice for so many problems rooted in solid mechanics.

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