Extended GT STRUDL Application Interfaces
Using COM (Plug-Ins)
by
Dr. Michael H. Swanger
Georgia Tech - CASE Center
Atlanta,
GA
Abstract
GT STRUDL has
always been amendable to extended application program interface development using
the broad and flexible command interface, DBX files, and text output. With the
release of the Win32 version of GT STRUDL and the implementation of the
Component Object Model (COM) protocol, the application programming interface
development capabilities are raised to a new level that now includes
client-server functionality. This presentation will illustrate these new
capabilities with two Visual Basic application programming examples:
Biographical Data
Dr. Michael H. Swanger is a Senior Research Engineer who has
been with the Georgia Tech - CASE Center since its inception in 1975. He has
been involved in the research and development of virtually every functional
area of GT STRUDL analysis and design, and is presently responsible for the
development and support of the frame and finite element analysis and offshore
analysis functions. Dr. Swanger's main area of interest is computational models
and algorithms for non-linear static and dynamic structural analysis. He has
published a number of technical papers in this subject area.
Education
Ph.D., Structural Mechanics 1980 - Georgia Institute of Technology
M.S., 1975 - Georgia Institute of Technology
B.S., 1972 - Georgia Institute of Technology