Open-source simulation tools – opportunities and limitations

Presentation for IDA Mechanical (https://ida.dk/en/arrangementer-og-kurser/arrangementer/open-source-simulation-tools-opportunities-and-limitations-363941) Link to code used in live demoLink to FEniCS webpageLink to FEniCS user forum For people that want to know how to use DOLFINx, I would go through material in this order: 1. DOLFINx tutorial: https://jsdokken.com/dolfinx-tutorial/2. Mechanical tours in DOLFINx: https://bleyerj.github.io/comet-fenicsx/3. Shell models in DOLFINx: https://fenics-shells.github.io/fenicsx-shells/4. MultiPointConstraints in DOLFINx: https://jsdokken.com/dolfinx_mpc/ and https://github.com/jorgensd/dolfinx_mpc5. Workshop notes on how DOLFINx works (https://jsdokken.com/FEniCS-workshop)6. Non-conforming 3D-1D coupling: https://scientificcomputing.github.io/fenicsx_ii7. Toolbox with convenience tools on top of FEniCS: https://scientificcomputing.github.io/scifem8. Further toolbox on top of FEniCS: https://dolfiny.uni.lu/

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Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
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2026-01-29
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18431751
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Scientific Computing and Data Management
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Open-source simulation tools – opportunities and limitations

Jørgen S. Dokken, Jack Hale
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
Scientific Computing and Data Management
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Open-source simulation tools – opportunities and limitations

Jørgen S. Dokken, Jack Hale
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Presentation for IDA Mechanical (https://ida.dk/en/arrangementer-og-kurser/arrangementer/open-source-simulation-tools-opportunities-and-limitations-363941) Link to code used in live demoLink to FEniCS webpageLink to FEniCS user forum For people that want to know how to use DOLFINx, I would go through material in this order: 1. DOLFINx tutorial: https://jsdokken.com/dolfinx-tutorial/2. Mechanical tours in DOLFINx: https://bleyerj.github.io/comet-fenicsx/3. Shell models in DOLFINx: https://fenics-shells.github.io/fenicsx-shells/4. MultiPointConstraints in DOLFINx: https://jsdokken.com/dolfinx_mpc/ and https://github.com/jorgensd/dolfinx_mpc5. Workshop notes on how DOLFINx works (https://jsdokken.com/FEniCS-workshop)6. Non-conforming 3D-1D coupling: https://scientificcomputing.github.io/fenicsx_ii7. Toolbox with convenience tools on top of FEniCS: https://scientificcomputing.github.io/scifem8. Further toolbox on top of FEniCS: https://dolfiny.uni.lu/

Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)
University of Luxembourg (LU), Simula Research Laboratory (NO)
Openalex Percentile: Top 75%
Scientific Computing and Data Management
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