Parallel Processing in Computational MechanicsHojjat Adeli Introduces mechanical engineers to high-performance computing using the new generation of computers with vector and parallel processing capabilities that allow the solution to problems beyond the ken of traditional computers. The chapters present an introduction and overview, explain several methodo |
Contents
Parallel Programming Languages and Techniques | 21 |
Asynchronous Parallel Algorithms for Linear Equations 69 | 69 |
Parallel Execution of Ordinary Sequential Programs | 131 |
Parallel Simulation of Discrete Systems | 151 |
Finite Element Analysis on Concurrent Machines | 183 |
Applications of Parallel Processing in Structural Engineering | 219 |
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analysis analytic solution application approach architecture arithmetic expressions boundary conditions boundary element method coefficient matrix communication components concurrent Connection Machine convergence Cray Y-MP critical sections deadlock defined denote discrete event simulation Distributed Simulation domain decomposition dynamic efficiency eigenvalue problem Engineering evaluation example execution factor Farhat finite element floating-point function Gaussian elimination global stiffness matrix grid hardware hypercube IEEE implemented interconnection iterative methods Jacobi method linear system load logical process lookahead loop mechanism memory mesh MIMD multiprocessor nodes nonlinear number of iterations number of processors obtained operating system overhead parallel algorithms parallel computing parallel processing parallel programming partial differential equations paths PDES performance programming language rows scheme sequential shared shared-memory multiprocessors shown in Figure SIMD simultaneously solving stamp step strategy subdomains subset substructure supercomputers symmetric synchronization system of equations Table technique tion transputer tridiagonal two-dimensional variables vector vector processors Warp