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ISSN 1759-3433
ISSN 1759-3433
CCP: 68
DEVELOPMENTS IN ENGINEERING COMPUTATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
DEVELOPMENTS IN ENGINEERING COMPUTATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Edited by: B.H.V. Topping
Paper VIII.3
Dynamic Load Balancing for Parallel Structural Mechanics Simulations with Drama
J. Fingberg+, A. Basermann+, G. Lonsdale+, J. Clinckemaillie#, J.-M. Gratien# and R. Ducloux*
+C&C Research Laboratories, NEC Europe Ltd. St. Augustin, Germany
#Pam System International, Rungis, France
*Transvalor, Sophia Antipolis, France
Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
J. Fingberg, A. Basermann, G. Lonsdale, J. Clinckemaillie, J.-M. Gratien, R. Ducloux, "Dynamic Load Balancing for Parallel Structural Mechanics Simulations with Drama", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "Developments in Engineering Computational Technology", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 199-205, 2000. doi:10.4203/ccp.68.8.3
Abstract
The DRAMA library supports dynamic load balancing for parallel
message-passing mesh-based simulation codes. The target
applications are those with dynamic and solution-adaptive
mechanisms. Based on a very general cost model, DRAMA
provides access to a range of parallel partitioning algorithms
through a simple and effective mesh-based interface. We will
present an overview of the DRAMA load balancing library
and demonstrate its ability to handle parallel FEM problems
including contact-impact simulation, adaptive meshing and remeshing.
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