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Sierra/SD - Users Manual - 5.28

Beale, Dagny Marie [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0009000643257959)·Bunting, Gregory [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000205234602)·Lindsay, Payton [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0009000308759521)·Pepe, Justin [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0009000265824046)·Plews, Julia Anne [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:000900043390920X)·Crane, Nathan Karl [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0009000614971328)·Thomas, Jesse David [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000348336040)·Treweek, Benjamin [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000268852563)
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Sierra/SD provides a massively parallel implementation of structural dynamics finite element analysis, required for high-fidelity, validated models used in modal, vibration, static and shock analysis. This document provides a user's guide to the input for Sierra/SD. Details of input specifications for the different solution types, output options, element types and parameters are included.

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Beale, Dagny Marie [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0009000643257959), Bunting, Gregory [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000205234602), Lindsay, Payton [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0009000308759521), Pepe, Justin [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0009000265824046), Plews, Julia Anne [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:000900043390920X), Crane, Nathan Karl [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0009000614971328), Thomas, Jesse David [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000348336040), Treweek, Benjamin [Sandia National Laboratories (SNL-NM), Albuquerque, NM (United States)] (ORCID:0000000268852563). 2026-01-09. Sierra/SD - Users Manual - 5.28. https://doi.org/10.2172/3013852

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