Large-scale parallel topology optimization using a dual-primal substructuring solver

Structural and Multidisciplinary Optimization

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 329-345

  Evgrafov, Anton ^a   Rupp, Cory J ^a   Maute, Kurt ^a   Dunn, Martin L ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

Domain decomposition; Iterative solvers; Parallel computing; Scalability; Topology optimization

Indexed keywords

DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION METHODS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FLUID DYNAMICS; FLUID MECHANICS; MACHINE DESIGN; MECHANISMS; NUMBER THEORY; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; PARALLEL PROCESSING SYSTEMS; STRUCTURAL OPTIMIZATION; SURFACE WAVES; TOPOLOGY;

COMPLIANCE MINIMIZATION; COMPLIANT MECHANISMS; CONDITION NUMBER ESTIMATES; DOMAIN DECOMPOSITION; FINITE ELEMENT TEARING; INTEGRAL PART; ITERATIVE SOLVERS; LARGE-SCALE TOPOLOGY; LINEAR SOLVERS; MATERIAL DECOMPOSITION; NUMERICAL STUDIES; OPTIMAL DESIGNS; PARALLEL COMPUTING; SCALABILITY; SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINES; SUBSTRUCTURING; TOPOLOGY OPTIMIZATION; WAVE-GUIDES;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 49649114314     PISSN: 1615147X     EISSN: 16151488     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00158-007-0190-7     Document Type: Article

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