A Comparison Study between Isogeometric Analysis and Finite Element Analysis for Nonlinear Inelastic Dynamic Problems with Geomiso DNL Software

. The new Geomiso DNL software is proposed to facilitate the use of isogeometric analysis for nonlinear inelastic dynamic applications. This hybrid software solution combines isogeometric analysis and 3D design with advanced spline techniques, such as NURBS and T-splines. Its dual nature satisfies the rising industrial need for unification of the fields of computer-aided design (CAD) and computer-aided analysis (CAE), as it eliminates geometric errors by merging geometry design with mesh generation into a single procedure. This paper presents sample nonlinear applications in structural dynamics. Geomiso DNL is seen to handle these situations remarkably well, as the numerical examples exhibit significantly improved accuracy of the results, and reduced computational cost, when compared with finite element software packages. It is argued that Geomiso DNL is a new, more efficient, alternative to FEA software packages. This is the first time ever