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A High Performance Multifrontal Code for Linear Solution of Structures Using Multi-Core Microprocessors
Tsinghua Science and Technology 2008, 13(S1): 34-39
Published: 01 October 2008
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A multifrontal code is introduced for the efficient solution of the linear system of equations arising from the analysis of structures. The factorization phase is reduced into a series of interleaved element assembly and dense matrix operations for which the BLAS3 kernels are used. A similar approach is generalized for the forward and back substitution phases for the efficient solution of structures having multiple load conditions. The program performs all assembly and solution steps in parallel. Examples are presented which demonstrate the code’s performance on single and dual core processor computers.

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