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Civil-Comp Proceedings
ISSN 1759-3433
CCP: 59
DEVELOPMENTS IN ANALYSIS AND DESIGN USING FINITE ELEMENT METHODS
Edited by: B.H.V. Topping and B. Kumar
Paper IV.3

Transferring a Non-Linear Finite Element Code to the Oxford Supercomputer, OSCAR

A.G. Bloodworth, C.E. Augarde and G.T. Houslby

Department of Engineering Science, Oxford University, Oxford, England

Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
A.G. Bloodworth, C.E. Augarde, G.T. Houslby, "Transferring a Non-Linear Finite Element Code to the Oxford Supercomputer, OSCAR", in B.H.V. Topping, B. Kumar, (Editors), "Developments in Analysis and Design using Finite Element Methods", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 85-94, 1999. doi:10.4203/ccp.59.4.3
Abstract
A complex three-dimensional finite element model has been developed to study the effects of tunnel construction on adjacent structures. The model uses an in-house finite element code in which complex simulations and non-linear material models have been developed. This paper describes the transfer of this code to a large parallel computer, and the improvements in performance that resulted from the move. The examination of the code, which was necessary for the transfer, also led to improvements in the serial version.

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