Image: sectionproperties.readthedocs.io · sectionproperties is a python package for the analysis of arbitrary cross-sections using the finite element method. sectionproperties can be used to determine section properties to be used in struc...
Civil engineering section analysis ported to Rust in the browser
Python and MATLAB structural analysis libraries were ported to Rust and WASM so they run in the browser, with Claude's help.
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A developer of civil engineering software ported the Python libraries "section properties" and "Concrete Properties" to Rust with a MicroPython WASM API, so they run entirely in the browser with a GUI. The Rust engine is described as a 20-40X speed up over the original Python.
The same approach was applied to the CUFSM cold-formed steel buckling library from Matlab, which is open source on GitHub. The poster says the other ports were to be open sourced soon.
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From a short post by the maker, so the details are as they tell them.
- Reddit: I've been a developer for over 20 years. Lately, I've been doing a lot of WASM Rust in the browser (Reddit poster: trabuliumPosted
The maker's reply in r/ClaudeAI's showcase thread.
If it disappears: archived copy of Reddit: I've been a developer for over 20 years. Lately, I've been doing a lot of WASM Rust in the browser ( (opens in a new tab)
- The project: sectionproperties.readthedocs.io
The project on GitHub.