Topology optimization of 2D continua for minimum compliance using parallel computing

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-132

  Mahdavi, A ^a   Balaji, R ^a   Frecker, M ^a   Mockensturm, E M ^b  

^a The Pennsylvania State University   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Domain decomposition; Finite element analysis; MPI; Parallel computing; SIMP; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATION THEORY; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MEMORY ARCHITECTURE; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; STIFFNESS MATRIX; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; TOPOLOGY;

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN STAGES; GLOBAL STIFFNESS MATRIX; MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION METHOD; MULTIPLE INSTRUCTION MULTIPLE DATUM; PARALLEL COMPUTING TECHNIQUES; PRECONDITIONED CONJUGATE GRADIENT ALGORITHMS; SHARED MEMORY ARCHITECTURE; SIMP;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 49649109242     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: 16151488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/S00158-006-0006-1     Document Type: Article

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