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	Nastran - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Nastran is written primarily in FORTRAN and contains over one million lines of code.
		Nastran is compatible on a large variety of computers and operating systems ranging from small workstations to the largest supercomputers.
		Nastran is composed of a large number of building blocks called modules.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nastran (406 words)

	Open Channel Foundation: NASTRAN
		NASTRAN is a standard in the structural analysis field, providing the engineer with a wide range of modeling and analysis capabilities.
		NASTRAN permits the effects of control systems, aerodynamic transfer functions, and other nonstructural features to be incorporated into the solution of the structural problem.
		NASTRAN also has a limited capability for the solution of nonlinear problems, including piecewise linear analysis of nonlinear static response and transient analysis of nonlinear dynamic response.
	www.openchannelfoundation.org /projects/NASTRAN (423 words)

	Noran Engineering, Inc. \| Finite Element Analysis \| New To FEA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Nastran was initially developed by NASA for the space program in the 1960’s and the term NASTRAN is actually an acronym for NASA Structural Analysis.
		Nastran is a user-friendly yet powerful software solution supporting all our analysis needs in the aerospace industry with efficiency and very competitive price.
		Nastran after an extensive and detailed internal benchmark, comparing the results, the performances and the features of the solver developed by Noran Engineering Inc. with those of our former FEA platform.
	www.nenastran.com /newnoran/newToFEA.php (1478 words)

	NX Nastran
		NX Nastran is ideal for customers who need a single flexible, robust and cost-effective finite element solver solution that is able to support a wide range of product performance simulation processes.
		NX Nastran – Basic: The core subset of NX Nastran and includes a robust suite of linear statics, normal modes, buckling analyses and heat transfer capabilities.
		Nastran for Femap: Windows-native desktop CAE solution that combines Femap's pre- and post-processing with NX Nastran analysis.
	www.expertcam.gr /HTML-Files/ugnx/NX_Nastran_en.htm (454 words)

	Maya - NASTRAN Software
		Nastran is the standard for advanced system-level analysis across a wide array of industries due to its unique capabilities for system modeling and sub-structuring (superelements), dynamic response analysis, and solution customization.
		The enterprise version of NX Nastran is ideal for customers who require a single flexible, robust and cost-effective analysis solution that is able to support a wide range of product functional performance simulation processes including stress, displacement, buckling, failure, vibration, shock, heat transfer, acoustics, and aeroelasticity.
		NX Nastran is available in two scalable core packages, plus advanced add-on modules that provide solutions for even the most advanced Nastran analysis.
	www.mayahtt.com /nastran (293 words)

	UGS Transforms Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) Performance With NX Nastran 4
		NX Nastran now fully exploits the memory advantages of 64-bit architecture, enabling solutions for complex product performance simulations by taking full advantage of computers with large memory.
		NX Nastran not only delivers the most enterprise value, it is also now the fastest solution available." Customer-driven enhancements UGS actively solicits input from its customers to identify and prioritize the most desirable and highest value enhancements to incorporate into its software solutions.
		NX Nastran is an important part of UGS' overarching digital simulation strategy to enable customers to implement their own best practices and increase simulation's influence on design.
	www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-14-2005/0004107222&EDATE= (1219 words)

	UGS: NX: NX Nastran
		NX Nastran is a premium computer-aided engineering (CAE) tool that major manufacturers worldwide rely on for their critical engineering computing needs to produce safe, reliable and optimized designs within increasingly shorter design cycle times.
		NX Nastran – Advanced Nonlinear: Provides the capability to analyze FE models with nonlinear behavior due to contacting parts, material nonlinearities and/or geometric nonlinearities (that is; large deformations).
		NX Nastran Distributed Memory Parallel (DMP): Distributed memory parallel functionality enables the execution of extremely large models by utilizing the simultaneous processing capabilities of the latest multi-processor platforms and environments including workstation clusters.
	www.ugs.com /products/nx/simulation/advanced/nastran (606 words)

	Nastran (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		As part of your Virtual Product Development (VPD) process, you can use Nastran to assess many functional aspects of your product's design, such as the structural response (displacement, strain, stress, vibration, temperature) due to its material properties and the loads and boundary conditions that are applied to it during operation.
		The Nastran product family is modular, enabling you to analyse product designs ranging from simple components to complex structures and systems.
		Nastran is also part of MSC Software's SimDesigner product line, providing access to the capabilities of Nastran in a single product design and analysis environment.
	www.mscsoftware.com.au /products/software/msc/nastran (669 words)

	NE/Nastran
		NX Nastran is able to provide the same level of comprehensive product performance simulation as MSC.Nastran in a broad range of engineering disciplines to provide critical performance predictions for stress, displacement, buckling, failure, vibration, shock, heat transfer, acoustics and aero-elasticity.
		NX Nastran is scalable for many different types of analysis applications with a wide array of functionality at an affordable price - regardless of the company size and R&D budget.
		NX Nastran for FEMAP is recommended to both large and small companies, by providing their local design teams with the robust CAE tools they need to focus on product performance while improving reliability and repeatability in their design process.
	www.mse-bv.com /english/nastran.htm (522 words)

	MSC.Software Corporation - Analysis
		The Complaint further alleged that MSC was the dominant supplier of advanced versions of Nastran, with an estimated 90 percent of worldwide Nastran revenue.
		Divestiture of rights to MSC's current version of MSC Nastran is a necessary remedial measure to facilitate the re-establishment of the competition that MSC allegedly eliminated with its two acquisitions.
		In the aftermath of the acquisitions, and especially in the 2001-2002 period, many customers converted annual leases for advanced Nastran to "paid-up" licenses - that is, licenses to use the software for an extended term, generally 25 years, for a larger advance payment and continuing maintenance fees during the contract term.
	www.ftc.gov /os/2002/08/mscsoftwareanalysis.htm (2528 words)

	UGS: PLM Components: NX Nastran SDK
		NASTRAN is recognized worldwide as the worldwide standard for engineering analysis.
		UGS is committed to further the NASTRAN legacy of providing the premier tool for high performance analysis of complex, global models.
		The availability of the NX Nastran SDK enables the industry to utilize the power and capabilities of NX Nastran in a variety of enterprise environments.
	www.ugs.com /products/open/nx_nastran_sdk (268 words)

	Simulator takes advantage of 64bit computing: News from UGS
		NX Nastran 4 is the latest release of UGS' premier software solution for advanced computer-aided engineering and an integral part of the company's overarching digital simulation strategy.
		NX Nastran now fully exploits the memory advantages of 64bit architecture, enabling solutions for complex product performance simulations by taking full advantage of computers with large memory.
		NX Nastran 4 memory handling has been re-architected, dramatically increasing the amount of RAM that can be accessed to more than a million terabytes.
	www.engineeringtalk.com /news/eds/eds175.html (1200 words)

	LMS Virtual.Lab Model Updating for Nastran
		LMS Virtual.Lab Modal Updating for Nastran is a model correlation and updating tool with objective to improve the quality of Nastran simulation models based on reference data.
		In a first step, the Nastran models are correlated with reference models (test-based models or FE models).
		All of these capabilities result in Nastran models for which uncertainties are identified and that ultimately match better reality.
	www.lmsintl.com /simulation/correlation/model-updating-nastran (442 words)

	MSC.Software Corporation - Complaint
		"Nastran" is an FEA solver first developed by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration ("NASA") over 30 years ago to perform structural analysis for NASA projects.
		In developing Nastran, NASA wanted a solver to perform a broad range of structural analyses and have the capacity to be further developed and enhanced.
		The advanced versions of Nastran were all derived from the same Nastran public domain code, offered very similar features and capabilities, and used generally the same input and output file formats.
	www.ftc.gov /os/2001/10/msccmp.htm (2250 words)

	NEi Nastran \| Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
		The paper, "A New Dedicated Shock Mount Element in NEi Nastran" reviews the theoretical background and provides a practical implementation in Finite Element models for transient nonlinear shock analysis.
		NEiWorks, a Nastran FEA solution embedded in SolidWorks, typically appeals to large corporate users or companies working on sophisticated engineering problems where high level analysis capabilities are needed and management is trying to establish close collaboration between the design and analysis functions.
		Nastran analysis software in the design of its composite racing yacht.
	www.nenastran.com (518 words)

	Overview - ESI Group
		EASi-BASIC NASTRAN® is the first fully integrated environment for comprehensive NASTRAN simulations.
		EASi-BASIC NASTRAN is an enterprise technology for the management and assembly of large system models.
		EASi-BASIC is NASTRAN specific and allows the user to access the solver capabilities for the complex and powerful NVH and durability analyses.
	www.esi-group.com /SimulationSoftware/EASI-BASICNASTRAN (127 words)

	UGS Transforms Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) Performance with NX Nastran 4 :: 6dof.com :: Finite Elements and ...
		With the release of NX Nastran 4, UGS has implemented a major improvement in memory management.
		In addition, NX Nastran 4 is more tightly integrated into the desktop environments of several of UGS’ digital product development applications — such as NX, I-deas® NX Series, and Femap® — and is more closely coupled with UGS’ Teamcenter® PLM portfolio.
		In addition to these functional enhancements, NX Nastran 4 continues the trend toward tighter integration within the entire UGS portfolio of PLM offerings and leverages the market strength that comes from being the standard solver for all of UGS’ applications.
	www.6dof.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=166&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0 (1496 words)

	nastran
		NASTRAN is a general-purpose finite element analysis program.
		NASTRAN works from data stored in a file which must be created by the user.
		NASTRAN automatically runs your job in the background so that your terminal is not stopped.
	www.technion.ac.il /guides/tcc-guides/Guides/nastran.htm (979 words)

	News : FEMAP - Real FEA made easy : Real FEA made easy
		Femap is also highly integrated with Nastran, the industryâs leading solver technology, to form a broad and comprehensive CAE solution.
		ST Microelectronics are a leading developer of a wide range of CMOS imaging solutions, covering both sensors and companion processors.
		NX Femap and NX Nastran provides 'high end performance' within the mid market with a truly scaleable windows native environment.
	www.femap.co.uk (801 words)

	Nastran Training Courses (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		The purpose of this course is to introduce the new Nastran user to the basic ASCII input requirements for linear static and normal modes analysis of structures.
		This course is a comprehensive presentation of the dynamic capabilities available in Nastran.
		This seminar provides practical advice and guidance in using Nastran for a variety of structural applications.
	www.mscsoftware.com.au /events/courses/nastran (342 words)

	Sep 15 - UGS Releases NX Nastran 4 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Sep 15 - UGS Releases NX Nastran 4
		Memory management improvement – NX Nastran 4 memory handling has been re-architected, dramatically increasing the amount of RAM that can be accessed to more than a million terabytes.
		HP-MPI technology is leveraged by NX Nastran across all applicable platforms, as a way of increasing scalable performance, robustness, and platform flexibility.
	www.tenlinks.com /news/pr/ugs/091505_nxnastran4.htm (1247 words)

	COSMIC - NASTRAN (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		It includes an overall view of the basic philosophy of NASTRAN, a summary definition of how the program is organized, its assumptions an approximations, and a mathematical description of the operations performed.
		Each section describes the problems to be solved, the models selected, the loads applied, and the NASTRAN results with a comparison to theoretical solutions where possible.
		Each Rigid Format is demonstrated at least once, and most of the NASTRAN input and output options are exemplified.
	www.nttc.edu /cosmic/pub/nasty7.html (335 words)

	Vanderplaats Research and Development - VR/NASTRAN
		Its data format is compatible with other Nastrans.
		For example, the QUAD4 element is a full 6 degree of freedom element which eliminates the need for user defined parameters such as K6ROT.
		Transition from other Nastrans is as seamless as possible, consistent with VRandD's commitment to provide the latest FEA technology.
	www.vrand.com /VRNastran.html (167 words)

	Desktop Engineering Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		Models for NE/Nastran for Windows can be developed in most major preprocessors or users can opt for their NE/Nastran Modeler (as we did) that is a licensed copy of a popular and powerful Windows-based pre- and postprocessor from EDS (Plano, TX).
		While most users, from the more advanced analysts to the part-time design analysts, want to perform the bulk of their work in the graphical, geometry integrated preprocessor, there are many times that minor edits of the actual analysis input file can greatly enhance productivity by getting to simple inputs without the baggage of the graphics.
		The response time has been excellent and I usually receive one or two alternative solutions to a problem, sometimes later that day, which clearly indicates that the support engineers are actually looking at the problem and not just scanning a database or a list of tech notes.
	www.deskeng.com /articles/03/aug/software/main_dig.htm (1421 words)

	Nastran
		Special script called nastran has been written for interactive and batch submission of nastran jobs.
		Since Nastran DMP has its own built-in support for Load Leveler, the resouce requirements (wall clock and memory) are hard coded into Nastran dmp configuration script.
		Nastran parallel benchmarks performed on IBMp690 are available from MSC site.
	www.ncsa.uiuc.edu /UserInfo/Resources/Software/CSM/nastran.html (379 words)

	OZEN ENGINEERING, INC. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
		NASTRAN® set the standard for aerospace and automotive simulation and analysis software more than 40 years ago.
		Since then, companies in numerous industries have relied upon NASTRAN’s superior modeling elements and powerful solvers to prove concepts and prevent catastrophic failures in everything from chemical plants, oil refineries and rail vehicles to next-generation fighter aircraft, sports cars and skyscrapers.
		This robust software quickly processes input data generated from leading NASTRAN pre-processors, such as AI*Environment, HyperMesh,® FEMAP® and I-DEAS, and generates binary output files that are compatible with existing post-processing software.
	www.ozeninc.com /nastran.asp (399 words)

	UGS' NX Nastran Sets the Standard for High Performance Computing; Enabling Real-Time Simulation Throughout the Lifecycle
		We expect NX Nastran to solve problems up to a billion degrees of freedom in the near future.
		NX Nastran executed the linear static analysis of a 200 MDOF model that was comprised of over 34 million quadrilateral shell elements and approximately 35 million node points.
		By combining several of the machines into a cluster and utilizing NX Nastran's industry leading distributed numerical technology known as Hierarchic Distributed Memory Parallel (HDMP), NX Nastran will be able to solve similar problems up to a billion degrees of freedom in the near future.
	www.theautochannel.com /news/2006/02/20/211078.html (889 words)

	FEAMAC
		It’s main use is as an engineering analysis tool for determining deflections, stresses, and strains in structures, although it’s general purpose nature also allows it to be used for heat transfer problems, vibration and buckling problems, electro-magnetic field calulations, and many other applications.
		The current FEAMAC implementation of Nastran is largely based on the most recent COSMIC release of 1995.
		Nastran is a registered trademark of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).
	www.feamac.com (349 words)

	IBM Software - CATIA V4 NASTRAN Interface (NAS) - Add-on Overview
		CATIA V4 NASTRAN Interface (NAS) pre-processes CATIA V4 Finite Element Modeler (FEM) data for use with the MSC/NASTRAN solver.
		Tables provide the definition for the solver's input data: executive control parameters, mesh and element definitions, material, axis and element property definitions, load cases and boundary conditions definitions.
		The numbering of nodes, elements and properties is maintained during the import.
	www-306.ibm.com /software/applications/plm/catiav4/prods/nas (657 words)

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