I have used excel in the Finite Element Analysis of Beam, 2-D portal frame and 2-D truss. Up to what extent may MS-Excel be used in Finite Element Analysis?
Hi there, if no math program like matlab or similar is available, I would suggest using open source alternatives instead of excel. I have been working with octave and scilab. Regards, Felix
I do alot of FEA. I use excel to orgainize input/output data and results however past that Excel is not practical for attempting this type of analysis. If you are looking to write your own code I find matlab to be very useful. Of course you could also use existing FEA suites like Abaqus of Ansys if you have access to them.