Parallel 3D finite element analysis and its application to hydraulic engineering

Yanshilixue Yu Gongcheng Xuebao/Chinese Journal of Rock Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 24, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 2434-2438

  Liu, Yao Ru ^a   Zhou, Wei Yuan ^a   Yang, Qiang ^a   Chen, Xin ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

3D FEM; Arch dam; Cavern; EBE (element by element) method; Parallel computation; Rock mechanics

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; ARCH DAMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HYDRAULICS; ROCK MECHANICS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOPOLOGY;

CAVERN; ELEMENT BY ELEMENT (EBE); HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING; PARALLEL COMPUTATION; SHUIBUYA PROJECT;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 23444448165     PISSN: 10006915     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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