The use of topological data-structures in the distributed solution of non-conventional finite element formulations

Computers and Structures

Volumn 82, Issue 17-19, 2004, Pages 1405-1411

  Cismaşiu, Ildi ^a   Moitinho De Almeida, J P M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Non conventional finite elements; Parallel processing; Topological data structures

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PROBLEM SOLVING; TOPOLOGY;

NON-CONVENTIONAL FINITE ELEMENTS; PARALLEL PROCESSING; TOPOLOGICAL DATA STRUCTURES; VIRTUAL MACHINES;

DATA STRUCTURES;

EID: 3042740429     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2004.03.036     Document Type: Conference Paper

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