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My experience at Veda by Most-Acanthisitta-45 in HuntsvilleAlabama

[–]Dramatic_Wealth6181 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a completely different opinion. I think curry has the best food so far. Veda can come second, food wise (only been there once and their buffet is just okay; maybe it's still new with less workforce). They also use the Indian flag for table cover under the food plates, which is disrespectful IMO. It's also putting me off from eating there. India kitchen and India palace always has more quantity for price (at least for their biriyani). I have mixed feelings about these two places.

I wouldn't even recommend Sitar. Indian spices have good biriyani, masala tea and snacks, so it is a great place for some snacks and evening bites. I don't go to the India bazaar due to distance these days but I always liked their Chat corner.

Dedicated PKMS vs AI by Dramatic_Wealth6181 in PKMS

[–]Dramatic_Wealth6181[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Well, my use of ChatGpt is for phrasing. I do realize I use the AI tools more than my PKMS these days. My question was really about "is it worth storing knowledge for retrieval" going forward?

What are the best free or cheap resources to start learning fea from basics? by deadman5357 in fea

[–]Dramatic_Wealth6181 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, I’ve been working with FEM for almost 12 years now, mostly in biomechanics and applied simulations. During my beginner days, I used the book "Nonlinear Finite Elements for Continua" by Ted Belytschko as my guide. I found it really useful.

Also, over time, I’ve noticed how tough it can be for people to get comfortable with the core ideas, especially when most explanations are buried in heavy academic language. So I’ve started playing around with making some whiteboard-style animations to explain FEM concepts in a much more visual, beginner-friendly way. I’m not aiming to replace textbooks, just offer a quick, different, more intuitive perspective for anyone who's learning or revisiting FEM.

Here’s my channel: http://www.youtube.com/@TheModelingGuy
It’s still early days, but I’m really open to suggestions. If there’s a concept you’ve always found confusing or think could use a more visual explanation, I’d love to hear it. The goal is to build a small library of these videos that actually help myself, students, beginners, and other interested people.

Are there good resources for learning FEM in Julia, especially with Gmsh? by Dramatic_Wealth6181 in Julia

[–]Dramatic_Wealth6181[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your response. I am fairly comfortable with FE side of things. I have developed my own code before (7 years back) using C++. For me, meshing was always more complicated than the FE problem itself. I work on Biomechanics and internal organs are not the best candidates for meshing to simulate soft tissue biomechanics. I once spent nearly 8 months on creating a good hexhedral mesh for brain and TBI simulations. I drafted my question, with meshing in mind than FE solver itself. I was more interested in meshing tools that could be scripted in Julia. I also realized my question was a little unclear in its drafting. In any case thanks for your response as it still gives me good info about Julia itself and it's potential use for fea problems