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Civil-Comp Proceedings
ISSN 1759-3433
CCP: 68
DEVELOPMENTS IN ENGINEERING COMPUTATIONAL TECHNOLOGY
Edited by: B.H.V. Topping
Paper IX.2

Advantages of Parallel Algorithms in Structural Mechanics

J. Kruis and Z. Bittnar

Department of Structural Mechanics, Czech Technical University, Prague, Czech Republic

Full Bibliographic Reference for this paper
J. Kruis, Z. Bittnar, "Advantages of Parallel Algorithms in Structural Mechanics", in B.H.V. Topping, (Editor), "Developments in Engineering Computational Technology", Civil-Comp Press, Edinburgh, UK, pp 219-227, 2000. doi:10.4203/ccp.68.9.2
Abstract
Domain decomposition methods are powerful tools for solution of large sparse equation systems arising from finite element method, especially in connection with parallel computers. Two algorithms are described and compared on different types of parallel computers and operating systems. The first algorithm is primal domain decomposition method and the second is finite element tearing and interconnecting method. Definition of speedup is mentioned and discussed with respect to algorithms in structural mechanics. Several numerical examples are shown and analysed.

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