Finite element matrices from Pu Chen, Peking University. 14 symmetric positive-definite matrices (patterns only). Except for pkustk07, pkustk08, and pkustk13, all problems arose in civil engineering. There is more than 1 degree of freedom at each node in the finite-element mesh. pkustk07 and pkustk08 are regular 3D meshes, with one side fixed in the original FE models. Problem Description n nnz in lower triangular part (incl. diagonal) PKUSTK01 Beijing botanical exhibition hall 22,044 500,712 PKUSTK02 Feiyue twin tower building 10,800 410,400 PKUSTK03 Dalian group silo 63,336 1,596,876 PKUSTK04 Yunsan Plaza 55,590 2,137,125 PKUSTK05 Cofferdam (reduced model) 37,164 1,121,154 PKUSTK06 Cofferdam (reduced model) 43,164 1,307,466 PKUSTK07 Cubic 21 nodes solid, 10x10x10 mesh 16,860 1,217,832 PKUSTK08 Cubic 21 nodes solid, 11x11x11 mesh 22,209 1,624,440 PKUSTK09 Group silo 33,960 808,800 PKUSTK10 4 tower silo 80,676 2,194,830 PKUSTK11 Cofferdam (full size) 87,804 2,652,858 PKUSTK12 Jijian Plaza, tall building 94,653 3,803,485 PKUSTK13 Machine element, 21 nodes solid 94,893 3,355,860 PKUSTK14 Tall building 151,926 7,494,215 Permanent address: Pu Chen, Dr.-Ing. Dept of Mechanics and Engineering Peking University Beijing 100871, China e-mail: chenpu :at the domain: pku.edu.cn Currently address: Pu Chen, Dr.-Ing. Dept of Civil Engineering The University of Akron Akron, OH 44325-3905 USA e-mail: chenpu :at the domain: pku.edu.cn