A Parallel Algorithm for Structural Dynamics Applications
Elisa D. Sotelino, M. Modak, Sukomal Modak · 2004
This work addresses the time history analysis of structures subjected to dynamic loads using high performance computing environments. Structural mechanics, parallel computing, and object-oriented programming methodologies are integrated to design and implement frameworks for parallel and sequential transient finite element analysis (TFE++ and PTFE++). The object-oriented approach is employed to facilitate extensibility, reusability, maintainability and simplicity of the resulting software. Parallel processing concepts and algorithms are used in the design of PTFE++. An application has been developed to demonstrate the developed frameworks. It has been found that PTFE++ provides an efficient way to analyze large structural systems.