---
type: entity
title: "OOFEM"
entity_type: software
role: "Finite element code used for the MITC4 shell element implementation"
first_mentioned: "[[Four-Node-Quadrilateral-Shell-Element-MITC4]]"
created: 2026-05-28
updated: 2026-05-28
address: c-000027
tags:
  - entity
  - software
  - finite-element-method
  - implementation
status: current
related:
  - "[[Four-Node-Quadrilateral-Shell-Element-MITC4]]"
  - "[[MITC4 Shell Element]]"
  - "[[Finite Element Program Implementation]]"
  - "[[Borek Patzak]]"
sources:
  - "[[Four-Node-Quadrilateral-Shell-Element-MITC4]]"
---

# OOFEM

## Overview

OOFEM is the finite element code named in the MITC4 source as the implementation target for the four-node quadrilateral shell element.

## Role In The Source

The source reports that the [[MITC4 Shell Element]] was implemented in OOFEM and verified with patch tests before being exercised on the [[Scordelis-Lo Shell Benchmark]].

## Connections

- [[Finite Element Program Implementation]] gives the broader finite element software context.
- [[Borek Patzak]] is connected to OOFEM through the source references and authorship.

## Sources

- [[Four-Node-Quadrilateral-Shell-Element-MITC4]]