Finite element software design for today's computers

R.I. Mackie

Finite element software design for today's computers

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Abstract

Developments in computers mean that parallel and distributed computing are now mainstream elements. This paper examines the use of component oriented software design to handle the associated complexity. This is applied to finite element software, using domain decomposition methods with the capability to carry out distributed solution. The use of components enables areas of complexity to be separated out from each other. For instance, the equation solver is logically isolated from the finite element program. Object-oriented methods can be combined with component oriented design in designing the implementations of the components. It is demonstrated that component oriented design can be applied at both high and low levels of software design, and both help to handle complexity, and to produce more flexible software.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Trends in engineering computational technology
Editors	M Papadrakakis, BHZ Topping
Place of Publication	Edinburgh
Publisher	Saxe-Coburg Publications
Pages	41-60
Number of pages	20
ISBN (Print)	9781874672364
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	6th International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology / 9th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology (CST 2008) - Athens, Greece Duration: 2 Sept 2008 → 5 Sept 2008 http://www.civil-comp.com/conf/ect2008.htm

Publication series

Name	Computational science, engineering & technology series
Publisher	Saxe-Coburg Publications
Volume	20
ISSN (Print)	1759-3158

Conference

Conference	6th International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology / 9th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology (CST 2008)
Abbreviated title	ECT 2008
Country/Territory	Greece
City	Athens
Period	2/09/08 → 5/09/08
Internet address	http://www.civil-comp.com/conf/ect2008.htm

Keywords

distributed computing
finite element analysis
object-oriented
parallel processing
component oriented
iterative solution
SYSTEMS
IMPLEMENTATION
PLATFORM

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Mackie, RI 2008, Finite element software design for today's computers. in M Papadrakakis & BHZ Topping (eds), Trends in engineering computational technology. Computational science, engineering & technology series, vol. 20, Saxe-Coburg Publications, Edinburgh, pp. 41-60, 6th International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology / 9th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology (CST 2008), Athens, Greece, 2/09/08. <http://www.saxe-coburg.co.uk/pubs/contents/ect08_03.htm>

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Finite element software design for today's computers

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