Multilevel parallel computing for multidisciplinary optimization and probabilistic mechanics

37th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structure, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1996, Pages 620-628

  Oakley, David R ^a   Sues, Robert H ^a   Rhodes, Graham S ^a  

^a APPLIED RESEARCH ASSOCIATES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NETWORK MANAGEMENT; OPTIMIZATION; PARALLEL ARCHITECTURES; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; SUPERCOMPUTERS; AERODYNAMIC LOADS; AERODYNAMICS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER ARCHITECTURE; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS; MECHANICS; PERFORMANCE; PROBABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING;

MASSIVELY PARALLELS; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY ANALYSIS; MULTI-DISCIPLINARY OPTIMIZATIONS; MULTI-LEVEL PARALLEL COMPUTING; MULTILEVEL PARALLELIZATION; PARALLEL PROCESSING; PROBABILISTIC MECHANICS; STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATIONS;

PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS;

AEROSTRUCTURAL COMPUTATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL COST; MULTIDISCIPLINARY OPTIMIZATION; MULTIDISCIPLINARY STOCHASTIC OPTIMIZATION CODE; MULTILEVEL PARALLELIZATION; PROBABILISTIC MECHANICS;

EID: 0029705945     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.1996-1387     Document Type: Conference Paper

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