Abstract:This paper presents a microcomputer program system for the three-dimensional non-linear finite element method (FEM), which is developed for applications in mining engineering, such as excavation, filling, caving, damming, etc. Our attention is focused on some of the key aspects of the programing techniques for an applicable microcomputer program, such as the structure of the program, data processing in the core, communication between the core and mass storage, input and output systems, etc. In the last part of this paper, two test examples are presented verifying the computational accuracy of this programing system and illustrating its applicability in practical engineering.

Key words: Finite Element Method (FEM) Microcomputer Mining Engineering