Structural Modeling Project Update -- Moving On..

[joseph simpson]

Team:

Things are moving along with the software production and test.

To support the presentation at SeaGL, a new Github repository was created.  This repository is:

  https://github.com/jjs0sbw/smp_seagl_16

I recommend the use of this repository, for testing and evaluation, until the main repository rate of change slows down a bit..

The smp_seagl_16 repository includes detailed instructions on how to use the current software version.  This version requires the manual "swapping" of rows and columns as well as the manual selection of matrix elements to address. In essence, the main algorithm is implemented by the human user.  This is a good approach when you want to try out new types of algorithms.

The smp_n1 software is being further developed in three primary phases.  These phases are:

Phase One: Add automatic matrix scanning with automatic row and column swapping support.

Phase Two: Add automatic algorithm execution.  The software will select the next element to evaluate and present a question to the user to answer. (This is the basic functionality of the GMU ISM software)

Phase Three: Add group network support, editing and process control.

Phase One is now in process with the "Strict Order - One Object Per Class [Auto]"  automatic scanning and swapping complete.  The plan is to have the other two automatic process complete in a week or so, to support the December 3rd video conference.

The team will be looking for existing structural modeling examples to test the new smp software.  If anyone has detailed documented examples that they can share, please do so.

Also, we will be looking for a few small group tests of the software after it achieves the GMU ISM functionality level. If anyone is interested in this type of testing please let us know.

Are there any special areas that anyone would like to see covered in the December 3rd meeting?  If so, please let us know in the next week so the Read Ahead material can be produced.

Take care, be good to yourself and have fun,

Joe

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Joe Simpson

“Reasonable people adapt themselves to the world. 

Unreasonable people attempt to adapt the world to themselves. 

All progress, therefore, depends on unreasonable people.”

George Bernard Shaw