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1. FEAdomain.com new - platform for free exchange of FEA information, includes many articles available for free download, news, tutorials, tips, online jobs database, more
2. NAFEMS new - organization dedicated to safe, reliable use of finite element related technology
3. FEA articles by CADdigest.com - collected from all over the Internet (a TenLinks site)
4. Finite Element Analysis - TopTen FEA sites, links to tutorials, products, companies, Algor and ANSYS sites, by TenLinks.com
5. Wikipedia/Finite Element Method - history, types of FEA, theory, links
6. FEMCI - mostly about NASTRAN but information principles can be applied to other FEA, by NASA
7. CMU Mini-FEA - online, Flash-based tutorial for students, instructors
8. FEMur - universal resource for finite element analysis (not updated for some time)
9. FEA World - links to information about FEA, organized by field, maintained by Altair Engineering (not updated for some time)
10. TSD Engineering - Tips and Tricks - FEA techniques on convergence, meshing, assemblies, vibration and heat transfer, developed for Pro/MECHANICA but useful in a general

Recommended

• Discrete Method and Related Tools - list of commercial, shareware FEM based tools, grid, mesh generation systems, by SAI
• Finite Element Analysis/Method Resources - offers many FEA links, including government and university sites (not updated for some time)
• MSC. Software new - multidiscipline simulation, FEA technology development
• Thermal Connection - this resource for thermal designers and analysts provides free thermal data, FAQs and many links to thermal consultants, agencies and products and companies, by K&K Associates, makers of TAK 2000 thermal analyzer.