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Code_Aster offers a full range of multiphysical analysis and modelling methods that go well beyond the standard functions of a thermomechanical calculation code: from seismic analysis to porous media via acoustics, fatigue, stochastic dynamics, etc. Its modelling, algorithms and solvers are constantly under construction to improve and complete them (1,200,000 lines of code, 200 operators). Resolutely open, it is linked, coupled and encapsulated in numerous ways.1)
Features are well described in this Brochure.
Beginning with code aster (v2.1.2) by JP Aubry.2)
Official documentation is written in French. English translation of the documentation is available, however the machine translation used is hardly readable and sometimes misleading3).
Fortunately, English translation of the documentation
using Google Translate is surprisingly quite readable
and is suggested for reading.
The official and Google translated documents are available
here4).