QUODDY Users' Group

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Terms of Reference

24 May 1995

The purpose of this group is to advance the state of the art in finite element modeling of coastal and shelf environments. It is founded on the premise of shared software and experience, with the goal of continuous improvement of finite element and related libraries, and avoidance of duplication of effort.

The group is committed to the creation of public-domain software, in the form of sourcecode which can be compiled on generic scientific workstations. The standard platform is a unix workstation with Fortran and C compilers and X-windows.

Participation is premised on mutual respect and shared enthusiasm for the finite element development enterprise. Members should anticipate contributing in an appropriate way to community advancement, by sharing the burden of code creation and maintenance, and by sharing simulation insights gained from individual research projects.

  1. The group's product will be a collection of file servers disrtributed on the internet. Each file server will be registered in a directory of servers, configured as a home page on the WWW. This directory will be maintained at a site chosen by the group. Each file server will have a single person responsible for maintenance and quality assurance.

  2. File standards will be published in a single comprehensive document and be strictly adhered to. The standards will cover physical units, information content, format, and naming conventions. Parsimony will govern the creation of new file types.

  3. Published programs and data will not be altered. They may be superseded by later editions, or be withdrawn if they contain errors.

  4. Use of a few multipurpose commercial graphics packages is favored over writing and maintaining graphics primitives. AVS and Matlab are currently thought to be a sufficient set of tools. Graphics utilitities developed for these programs will be shared freely, as well as basic simulation tools.

  5. Solutions published in journals etc. will be archived in sufficient detail to reproduce the simulation. This could involve actual simulation output and/or input files and the identity of the simulator and its edition.

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For more informaton, contact Christopher E. Naimie at Dartmouth College.