Design optimization of discrete structural systems using MPI-enabled genetic algorithm

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 340-348

  Rajan, S D ^a   Nguyen, D T ^b  

^a Arizona State University   (United States)

^b Old Dominion University   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetic algorithm; Load balancing; MPI; Parallel processing; Structural optimization

Indexed keywords

FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; INTERFACES (COMPUTER); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NETWORK PROTOCOLS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION;

COARSE-GRAINED PARALLELISM; LOAD BALANCING; MESSAGE PASSING INTERFACE (MPI); SPECIFIC ENERGY DENSITY (SED);

GENETIC ALGORITHMS;

EID: 10644233986     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-004-0412-1     Document Type: Article

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