The software package FEMLAB is an environment for modelling and solving multiphysics applications which are described in terms of partial differential differential equations.
In this project we tested the performance of the structural mechanics toolbox version 3.1. This version of the toolbox represents a considerable enhancement over previous releases with respect to modelling capabilities. We compare the performance of version 3.1 to that of the older version 2.3 and a state-of-the-art finite element package for solving structural mechanics problems, namely, ANSYS 9.0.