High Performance Computing in Structural Engineering presents an introduction to the analysis and optimization of large structures using multiprocessor systems computers. This book:
o examines high performance computing in structural engineering on supercomputers with vectorization and parallel processing capabilities
o presents robust parallel-algorithms for the analysis and optimization of large structures
o focuses on the optimization of large structures subjected to complicated, implicit, and discontinuous constraints of commonly used codes
o provides background and prerequisite materials
"Someone actively working in this field would find High-Performance Computing in Structural Engineering useful"This book contains many 'step-by-step' algorithms and numerous high quality figures." --B. H. Thacker, Applied Mechanics, review (Vol. 54, No. 3 March 2001).