This paper on "Quality Management of Finite Element Analysis" was presented at the 3rd International Conference on Quality Assurance and Standards in Finite Element Analysis - 10-12 September 1991, Stratford-upon-Avon, England.

Summary

A Quality Management System covering the use of finite element analysis is described. The main topics are,

• Acquisition, development and verification of software; software suppliers Software Quality Control system, support, documentation, error control, internal software, software acceptance and release.
• Development and qualification of analysis methods; software evaluation, analysis procedure qualification and documentation, procedure quality checks, control of analysis procedure errors.
• Product design and integrity analysis; project QA and analysis planning, task specification and allocation, analysis execution, results checking and analysis records.

Other issues include the commercial and business advantages of quality systems, project and technical management and the training and experience of personnel. The items are correlated with the requirements of ISO 9001.