Parallel and distributed finite element analysis of structures

Authors:
E. D. Sotelino;Y. Dere
Affiliations:
School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana;School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana
Venue:
Engineering computational technology
Year:
2002

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Abstract

Parallel processing has been perceived as a means of achieving the necessary computational power for the realistic simulation of structural engineering applications. The finite element method has played a prominent role in structural engineering. This paper describes several approaches that have been used to parallelise the finite element analysis of structures. Particular emphasis is placed in parallel finite element methods for structural dynamics. A number of concurrent algorithms based on domain decomposition and substructuring techniques are described. Issues related to how workload balancing among processors in a parallel or distributed computer environment affects parallel performance are discussed. This discussion ranges from automatic domain partitioning algorithms to dynamic load balancing techniques. Finally, an object-oriented environment that has been developed to facilitate and promote the reuse, rapid prototyping and portability of parallel finite element software is described.