ðɪ aɪdˈiə bᵻhˌaɪnd fˈaɪnaɪt ˈɛlɪmənts dɪzˈaɪn ɪz tə dɪvˈɛləp tˈuːlz bˈeɪst ɪn kˌɑːmpjuːtˈeɪʃənəl mᵻkˈænɪks skˈiːmz ðæt kæn biː jˈuːsfəl tə dɪzˈaɪnɚz, nˌɑːt sˈoʊlli fɔːɹ ɹᵻsˈɜːtʃ pˈɜːpəsᵻz.
The idea behind finite elements design is to develop tools based in computational mechanics schemes that can be useful to designers, not solely for research purposes.