PAFEC-FE a commercial parallel finite element package

Author(s):  
Ian Boston ◽  
Mike Surridge ◽  
Colin Upstill
Author(s):  
H. Anzt ◽  
W. Augustin ◽  
M. Baumann ◽  
T. Gengenbach ◽  
T. Hahn ◽  
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Author(s):  
A Meghdari ◽  
R Davoodi ◽  
F Mesbah

This paper presents an engineering analysis of shoulder dystocia (SD) in the human birth process which usually results in damaging the brachial plexus nerves and the humerus and/or clavicle bones of the baby. The goal is to study these injuries from the mechanical engineering point of view. Two separate finite element models of the neonatal neck and the clavicle bone have been simulated using eight-node three-dimensional elements and beam elements respectively. Simulated models have been analysed under suitable boundary conditions using the ‘SAP80’ finite element package. Finally, results obtained have been verified by comparing them with published clinical and experimental observations.


2014 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.H. Ju

Purpose – This paper develops C++ and Fortran-90 solvers to establish parallel solution procedures in a finite element or meshless analysis program using shared memory computers. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – The stiffness matrix can be symmetrical or unsymmetrical, and the solution schemes include sky-line Cholesky and parallel preconditioned conjugate gradient-like methods. Findings – By using the features of C++ or Fortran-90, the stiffness matrix and its auxiliary arrays can be encapsulated into a class or module as private arrays. This class or module will handle how to allocate, renumber, assemble, parallelize and solve these complicated arrays automatically. Practical implications – The source codes can be obtained online at http//myweb.ncku.edu.tw/∼juju. The major advantage of the scheme is that it is simple and systematic, so an efficient parallel finite element or meshless program can be established easily. Originality/value – With the minimum requirement of computer memory, an object-oriented C++ class and a Fortran-90 module were established to allocate, renumber, assemble, parallel, and solve the global stiffness matrix, so that the programmer does not need to handle them directly.


2004 ◽  
Vol 272-276 ◽  
pp. 693-694 ◽  
Author(s):  
W Scholz ◽  
D Suess ◽  
R Dittrich ◽  
T Schrefl ◽  
V Tsiantos ◽  
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