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The parallel implementation of the boundary element method (BEM) for linear elastic 2D-problems on a MIMD parallel computer is treated. The parallelization is performed by data decomposition. The use of collocation method leads to a non-symmetric system of linear equations which is solved by direct or iterative methods. Focusing on the parallel implementation, these solvers are compared with respect to their efficiency using a Parsytec MultiCluster2 with 32 T805 transputers.
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Communicated by H. Antes and T. A. Cruse, 7 July 1994
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Kreienmeyer, M., Stein, E. Parallel implementation of the boundary element method for linear elastic problems on a MIMD parallel computer. Computational Mechanics 15, 342–349 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00372272
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00372272