An Efficient Parallel Solution Framework for the Linear Solution of Large Systems on PC Clusters

KURÇ Ö., Ozmen S.

Tsinghua Science and Technology, cilt.13, ss.65-70, 2008 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13
  • Basım Tarihi: 2008
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s1007-0214(08)70128-7
  • Dergi Adı: Tsinghua Science and Technology
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.65-70
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this paper, a parallel solution framework for the linear static analysis of large structures on PC clusters is presented. The framework consists of two main steps: data preparation and parallel solution. The parallel solution is performed by a substructure based method with direct solvers. The aim of the data preparation step is to create the best possible substructures so that the parallel solution time is minimized. An actual structural model was solved utilizing both homogeneous and heterogeneous PC clusters to illustrate the performance and applicability of the presented framework. © 2008 Tsinghua University Press.