About developing the package

[dbpatankar]

Hello JuliaFEM team!

I have been observing this package for some time now, and it seems that the package is not being maintained anymore. I tried installing it and install also fails. One of the dependency "FEMSparse" is not even registered as a package.

I am interested in making this package usable and willing to spend my time on it.

So here I am requesting you to give me a few pointers from where I can start exploring. My first few targets would be

1. Making the package installable
2. Updating the documentation

Awaiting your response.

[TeroFrondelius]

Hi
Thanks we really appreciate your help. Please first check Gridap.jl together with Materials.jl and if you still want to contribute here we will guide you forward.

[dbpatankar]

Hello again,

Thanks for your response.

I know about Gridap.jl but haven't used it before. Though it seems to achieve the same objectives, I find the approach taken by JuliaFEM more intuitive, at least to me (a structural engineer).

Structural engineers often use FEM software programs like OpenSees, OOFEM as their daily driver. I see JuliaFEM can be not just a Julia alternative, but much more than that. This I think establishes my interest in this package more clearly.

Looking forward to learning more.