***Description***
FesaWin is a 3 dimensional linear elastic finite element stress analysis program written by COBUS engineering. 

The Finite Element method is an approximate numerical method in which an arbitrary shaped 
structure is divided up into small elements of various shapes, sizes and types which are 
assembled together to form an approximate mathematical model. In this method, a large number
of equilibrium equations are formulated which are solved to obtain stress and displacement
distributions.

A manual has been included which can be read using a browser. File name: Manual.htm

***Installation***
Run setup.exe and follow the instructions of the program. The Setup program will install 
two executables:	Fesawin.exe and Matsol.exe

A shortcut to Fesawin will be installed in the windows start menu.

It is advised to prepare a program group with a short cut to Fesawin and one to Matsol.  

The Visual Basic runtime files are not included. If you do not have them the program will not
run. 

The runtime files needed for FesaWin can be found at
this URL:  http://www.simtel.net/simtel.net/win95/dll.html
Download the 32-bit (VB5 and vb40032) runtimes (all in the /win95/dll
directory):

You can also go to the homepage of FesaWin to down load the latest version and the complete
setup program containing all required files. See URL at the end of this file.

***Program status****
This version of fesawin is a fully functional shareware version which you can use for evaluation. 
It is not allowed to use this version in any commercial way. 

***Disclaimer***
The author can not be held responsible for any damage caused by the use of this program 
or the results obtained using FesaWin or MatSol. 
Interpretation and use of the results is the sole responsibility of the user.

***Distribution***
This version of FesaWin and MatSol may be freely distributed without any charge.

***Contact Distributer***
To order the latest version or to get a licence, contact:

cobus@csi.com

or visit the homepage of COBUS

http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/cobus/

