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CONTRIBUTING.md

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 - [Branching & Workflow](#branching--workflow)
 - [Local Testing](#local-testing)
 - [Running the Node.js Examples](#running-the-nodejs-examples)
+- [Verifying Your Changes](#verifying-your-changes)
 
 ## Development Environment & Coding Style
 
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 Static file server npm packages like [serve](https://github.com/vercel/serve#readme) and [Vite](https://vite.dev/) can also be used.
 
-## Running the Node.js Examples
-
-All examples under `examples/` can be run directly with Node.js to verify the library works in a non-browser environment. Run them from the `FEAScript-core/` directory (so that the `feascript` package resolves via `node_modules`):
+Testing can be also performed at the Node.js environment. In this case you can also run predefined tests to make sure nothing is broken. This performed as follows:
 
 ```bash
-cd /path/to/FEAScript-workspace/FEAScript-core
-
-# Heat conduction — 1D wall
-node examples/heatConductionScript/heatConduction1DWall/heatConduction1DWall.js
-
-# Heat conduction — 2D fin (structured mesh)
-node examples/heatConductionScript/heatConduction2DFin/heatConduction2DFin.js
-
-# Heat conduction — 2D fin (rectangular Gmsh mesh)
-node examples/heatConductionScript/heatConduction2DFin/heatConduction2DFinGmsh.js
-
-# Heat conduction — 2D rhomboid fin (Gmsh mesh)
-node examples/heatConductionScript/heatConduction2DFin/heatConduction2DRhomFinGmsh.js
-
-# Advection-diffusion — 1D with Gaussian source
-node examples/generalFormPDEScript/advectionDiffusion1D/advectionDiffusion1D.js
-
-# Solidification front propagation — 2D
-node examples/frontPropagationScript/solidificationFront2D/solidificationFront2D.js
-
-# Lid-driven cavity — 2D creeping flow
-node examples/creepingFlowScript/lidDrivenCavity2DCreepingFlow/lidDrivenCavity2DCreepingFlow.js
+npm test
 ```
 
-Each script prints its computed solution array to the console. A successful run exits with code 0 and produces numerical output; any import or runtime error indicates a problem.
-
-To run all examples in one go and check for failures:
-
-```bash
-for f in \
-  examples/heatConductionScript/heatConduction1DWall/heatConduction1DWall.js \
-  examples/heatConductionScript/heatConduction2DFin/heatConduction2DFin.js \
-  examples/heatConductionScript/heatConduction2DFin/heatConduction2DFinGmsh.js \
-  examples/heatConductionScript/heatConduction2DFin/heatConduction2DRhomFinGmsh.js \
-  examples/generalFormPDEScript/advectionDiffusion1D/advectionDiffusion1D.js \
-  examples/frontPropagationScript/solidificationFront2D/solidificationFront2D.js \
-  examples/creepingFlowScript/lidDrivenCavity2DCreepingFlow/lidDrivenCavity2DCreepingFlow.js; do
-  echo -n "  $f ... "
-  node "$f" > /dev/null 2>&1 && echo "OK" || echo "FAILED"
-done
-```
+These tests compare the numerical results against stored reference solutions at selected points.

README.md

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 - "conditionType" should be replaced with an actual boundary condition type such as "constantTemp"
 - "boundaryIndex" should be replaced with a string identifying the boundary
 
+Furthermore, the scripts under `examples/` contain Node.js examples. You can run them from the `FEAScript-core/` directory as follows:
+
+```bash
+node examples/heatConductionScript/heatConduction1DWall/heatConduction1DWall.js
+```
+
+Each script prints its computed solution to the console.
+
 ## Support FEAScript
 
 > 💖 **If you find FEAScript useful, please consider supporting its development through a donation:**

examples/Beam1DFEM/Beam1DEuler_Bernoulli.js

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+/**
+ * ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+ *  FEAScript Core Library
+ *  Lightweight Finite Element Simulation in JavaScript
+ *  Version: 0.3.0 (RC) | https://feascript.com
+ *  MIT License © 2023–2026 FEAScript
+ * ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Clamped and spring-supported Euler-Bernoulli beam
+ *
+ * Reproduces the "Bending of a Beam" example from J.N. Reddy, "An Introduction to
+ * the Finite Element Method", 3rd ed., McGraw-Hill, 2006 (FEM1D example problems,
+ * Chapter 7), solved there with the reference FEM1D Fortran program (MODEL=3,
+ * NTYPE=0, IELEM=0 i.e. Hermite cubic elements).
+ *
+ * Geometry: a 10 m beam, clamped at x=0, resting on a roller at midspan (x=5 m),
+ * and connected to a linear transverse spring at the free end (x=10 m).
+ * Mesh: 2 Hermite cubic beam elements of 5 m each -> 3 nodes: [1, 2, 3]
+ *
+ *        1,000 N/m (on 0 <= x <= 5)      2,500 N (down, at node 3)
+ *        v v v v v v v v v v            |
+ *   /////|--------------------|-------------------|       ~~~~ spring, k = 1e-4*EI
+ *   ///// 1  (clamped)         2 (roller)          3 (free end, spring)
+ *         |<-------- 5 m ----->|<------- 5 m ------>|
+ *                    ^ moment 1,250 N-m applied at node 2
+ *
+ * EI = 2e6 N-m^2 (constant), k_spring = 1e-4 * EI = 200 N/m
+ *
+ * Boundary conditions (see beamBoundaryConditions.js for the condition syntax):
+ *  - Node 1 (x=0):  fixed            -> w=0, theta=0     (clamped support)
+ *  - Node 2 (x=5):  pinned + moment  -> w=0, applied moment M=1250 N-m
+ *  - Node 3 (x=10): spring + force   -> k=200 N/m, applied point load P=-2500 N
+ */
+
+// Import Math.js
+import * as math from "mathjs";
+global.math = math;
+
+// Import FEAScript library
+import { FEAScriptModel, printVersion } from "feascript";
+
+console.log("FEAScript Version:", printVersion);
+
+// Create a new FEAScript model
+const model = new FEAScriptModel();
+
+// Select physics/PDE
+model.setModelConfig("eulerBernoulliBeamScript", {
+  coefficientFunctions: {
+    EI: (x) => 2.0e6, // Bending stiffness E*I (N-m^2), constant along the beam
+    // Distributed transverse load: -1,000 N/m over the first (clamped) span only
+    q: (x) => (x <= 5 ? -1000 : 0),
+    // c0 defaults to 0 (no elastic foundation) when omitted
+  },
+});
+
+// Define mesh configuration
+// elementOrder is 'linear' because that only describes the 2-node beam geometry;
+// the field itself is always interpolated with cubic Hermite shape functions internally
+model.setMeshConfig({
+  meshDimension: "1D",
+  elementOrder: "linear",
+  numElementsX: 2,
+  maxX: 10,
+});
+
+// Define boundary conditions (keyed by 1-based global node number)
+model.addBoundaryCondition("1", [["fixed"]]); // Clamped support
+model.addBoundaryCondition("2", [["pinned"], ["moment", 1250]]); // Roller + applied moment
+model.addBoundaryCondition("3", [["spring", 200], ["force", -2500]]); // Spring support + point load
+
+// Set solver method
+model.setSolverMethod("lusolve");
+
+// Solve the problem
+const { solutionVector } = model.solve();
+
+// The solution vector is ordered [w_0, theta_0, w_1, theta_1, w_2, theta_2, ...]
+// (mathjs' lusolve returns a nested array, so flatten defensively before reading it)
+const flatSolution = solutionVector.map((entry) => (Array.isArray(entry) ? entry[0] : entry));
+
+const nodeXCoordinates = [0, 5, 10];
+console.log("\nNode |    x (m) | Deflection w (m) | Rotation theta (rad)");
+console.log("-----|----------|-------------------|----------------------");
+for (let nodeIndex = 0; nodeIndex < nodeXCoordinates.length; nodeIndex++) {
+  const w = flatSolution[2 * nodeIndex];
+  const theta = flatSolution[2 * nodeIndex + 1];
+  console.log(
+    `  ${nodeIndex + 1}  | ${nodeXCoordinates[nodeIndex].toFixed(2).padStart(8)} | ${w
+      .toExponential(4)
+      .padStart(17)} | ${theta.toExponential(4).padStart(20)}`,
+  );
+}

examples/Beam1DFEM/README.md

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+<img src="https://feascript.github.io/FEAScript-website/assets/feascript-structural-mechanics.png" width="80" alt="FEAScript Beam1DFEM Logo">
+
+# 1D Euler-Bernoulli Beam Examples
+
+This directory contains Node.js examples demonstrating how to use the FEAScript library to solve
+1D beam bending problems with the Euler-Bernoulli beam theory, using cubic Hermite finite elements.
+
+## Examples
+
+#### 1. Clamped and Spring-Supported Beam (`Beam1DEuler_Bernoulli.js`)
+
+Reproduces the "Bending of a Beam" example from J.N. Reddy, _An Introduction to the Finite Element
+Method_, 3rd ed., McGraw-Hill, 2006 (FEM1D example problems, Chapter 7). A 10 m beam is clamped at
+one end, supported by a roller at midspan, and connected to a linear elastic spring at the free
+end. It carries a uniformly distributed load over the clamped span, a concentrated moment at the
+roller, and a point load at the free end.
+
+## Model overview
+
+The 1D Euler-Bernoulli beam solver (`eulerBernoulliBeamScript`) assembles the fourth-order beam
+bending equation
+
+```
+d²/dx²( EI(x) d²w/dx² ) + c0(x) w = q(x)
+```
+
+using cubic Hermite shape functions, so that both the deflection `w` and the rotation
+`theta = dw/dx` are continuous across element boundaries (C¹ continuity), as required for a
+fourth-order (curvature-based) formulation. Each node therefore carries **2 degrees of freedom**,
+ordered as `[w_0, theta_0, w_1, theta_1, ...]` in the solution vector.
+
+### Mesh configuration
+
+The beam geometry only needs each element's 2 end nodes, so `elementOrder` should be set to
+`"linear"` when configuring the mesh — this describes the geometry only. The field itself is
+always interpolated with cubic Hermite shape functions internally, independent of this setting
+(a "subparametric" element formulation, standard for beam elements).
+
+```javascript
+model.setMeshConfig({
+  meshDimension: "1D",
+  elementOrder: "linear",
+  numElementsX: 2,
+  maxX: 10,
+});
+```
+
+### Coefficient functions
+
+```javascript
+model.setModelConfig("eulerBernoulliBeamScript", {
+  coefficientFunctions: {
+    EI: (x) => 2.0e6, // Bending stiffness E*I(x) [required]
+    c0: (x) => 0, // Elastic foundation modulus [optional, defaults to 0]
+    q: (x) => -1000, // Distributed transverse load [optional, defaults to 0]
+  },
+});
+```
+
+### Boundary conditions
+
+Unlike the scalar 1D models (which tag only the two ends of the domain as boundary `"0"`/`"1"`),
+beam problems commonly need essential and natural conditions at interior nodes as well (e.g. a
+midspan support, or a point load applied partway along the beam). Boundary conditions for the beam
+solver are therefore keyed by the **1-based global node number**, and each key maps to an **array**
+of condition tuples, since a node can carry more than one condition at once (e.g. a spring support
+plus a point load):
+
+```javascript
+model.addBoundaryCondition("1", [["fixed"]]); // w=0, theta=0 (clamped)
+model.addBoundaryCondition("2", [["pinned"], ["moment", 1250]]); // w=0, plus an applied moment
+model.addBoundaryCondition("3", [["spring", 200], ["force", -2500]]); // elastic support, plus a point load
+```
+
+| Condition type                      | Kind             | Effect                                                    |
+| ------------------------------------ | ---------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `["fixed"]`                          | Essential         | `w = 0` and `theta = 0` (clamped support)                   |
+| `["pinned"]` / `["deflection", v]`   | Essential         | `w = v` (default `v = 0`; roller/pin support)                |
+| `["rotationFixed"]` / `["rotation", v]` | Essential      | `theta = v` (default `v = 0`)                                |
+| `["force", v]`                       | Natural           | Applies a concentrated transverse force `v` at the node       |
+| `["moment", v]`                      | Natural           | Applies a concentrated moment `v` at the node                 |
+| `["spring", k, uRef]`                | Mixed (Robin)     | Transverse elastic support of stiffness `k` about `uRef` (default `uRef = 0`) |
+
+## Running the Node.js Examples
+
+#### 1. Create package.json with ES module support:
+
+```bash
+echo '{"type":"module"}' > package.json
+```
+
+#### 2. Install dependencies:
+
+```bash
+npm install feascript
+```
+
+#### 3. Run the example:
+
+```bash
+node Beam1DEuler_Bernoulli.js
+```