what exactly do you want to use FEA for? R is not exactly the language of choice when it comes to FEM implementations. there is the fdaPDE package, but I'm not sure that's what you're looking for. see also this stack overflow post
– GoHokiesJun 30 '17 at 20:20
Thanks for your response. However, I am not trying to use R to solve fem type problems. I am looking for a fem package that can use R as a front end. I have used fdaPDE but it does not have the capabilities I need, such as a high level configuration language. I have tried installing fem-fenics which uses Octave as a front end, but installation fails due to a known problem with the required Dolphin package.
– Graham GJul 01 '17 at 22:17
fdaPDEpackage, but I'm not sure that's what you're looking for. see also this stack overflow post – GoHokies Jun 30 '17 at 20:20