Network-distributed finite element analysis

Advances in Engineering Software

Volumn 25, Issue 2-3, 1996, Pages 267-280

  Chadha, H S ^a   Baugh Jr , J W ^a  

^a North Carolina State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Computer networks; Concurrent algorithms; Direct and iterative equation solvers; Distributed programming; Finite element analysis

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; COMPUTER NETWORKS; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; COMPUTER WORKSTATIONS; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; ITERATIVE METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

CONCURRENT ALGORITHMS; DISTRIBUTED PROGRAMMING; EQUATION SOLVERS; NETWORK DISTRIBUTED FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS;

DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS;

EID: 0030102588     PISSN: 09659978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0965-9978(95)00095-X     Document Type: Article

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