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Computational Science, Engineering & Technology Series
ISSN 1759-3158
CSETS: 2
PARALLEL AND DISTRIBUTED PROCESSING FOR COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS: SYSTEMS AND TOOLS
Edited by: B.H.V. Topping

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Preliminaries  
1. Parallel and Distributed Processing for Computational Mechanics: An Introduction,
B.H.V. Topping, A.I. Khan and J. Sziveri
1
2. An Introduction to MPI for Computational Mechanics,
P.K. Jimack and N. Touheed
24
3. Software Tools for Automating the Parallelisation of FORTRAN Computational Mechanics Codes,
M. Cross, C.S. Ierotheou, S.P. Johnson, P.F. Leggett and E.W. Evans
46
4. Delaunay Mesh Generation on Distributed Computer Platforms,
N.A. Verhoeven, R. Said, N.P. Weatherill and K. Morgan
77
5. Parallel Mesh Generation and the Sub-Domain Generation Method,
B.H.V. Topping, A.I. Khan, B. Cheng and J. Sziveri
91
6. Mesh Partitioning and Load Balancing for Distributed Memory Parallel Architectures,
C. Walshaw, M. Cross and M.G. Everett
110
7. Load Balancing Strategies for Distributed Memory Machines,
R. Diekman and R. Preis
124
8. Issues and Strategies in the Parallelisation of Unstructured Multiphysics Codes,
K. McManus, M. Cross, S. Johnson and P.F. Leggett
158
9. Parallel Solution Techniques in Computational Structural Mechanics,
M. Papadrakakis, S. Bitzarakis and A. Kotsopulos
180
10. Parallel Preconditioners based upon Domain Decomposition,
P.K. Jimack and D.C. Hodgson
207
11. Parallelisation of Finite Element Computation by DD-Data-Splitting and Optimal Preconditioners,
A. Meyer
224
12. Parallel Adaptive PCG,
S. Blazy, R. Diekman, U. Dralle, F. Neugebauer and T. Romke
236
13. Domain Decomposition Based Parallel Solution Techniques for Plate Bending Problems,
L. Laemmer
252
14. Parallel Programming Paradigms for Crashworthiness Simulation,
G. Lonsdale, F. Zimmermann, J. Clinckemaillie, S. Meliciani and S. Vlachoutsis
266
15. Recent Developments in Parallel Numerical Simulation for Automotive Design,
G. Lonsdale
276
16. Parallelisation of Explicit Flow Solvers for Moving Boundary Problems,
L. Laemmer
286
17. Parallelisation of an Implicit Algorithm for Fluid Flow Problems,
F.D. d'Almeida and P.B. Vasconcelos
300
18. Genetic Algorithms and Evolution Strategies - Comparison and Combination,
J. Cai and G. Thierauf
315
19. Evolution Strategies - Parallelisation and Application in Engineering Optimization,
G. Thierauf and J. Cai
329
20. An Overview of Dynamic Load-Balancing for Parallel Adaptive Computational Mechanics Codes,
P.K. Jimack
350

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