(Vertiefungsfach, 3 SWS, 5 ECTS, summer semester 2013, Fachmodul Mechanik)

Within simulation of continuum-mechanical problems rising system sizes also challenge the capacities of computing facilities. One way to adress this challenge is the utilization of parallel computing systems. Therein, work load is distributed among many processors or cores and processed simultaneously. Unfortunately, it is not possible to straightforward utilize common serial software on parallel computing platforms or multicore systems. Rather, methods, algorithms and software have to be tailored to meet the specific needs posed by parallelism and parallel hardware architectures. This course provides an overview over methods and techniques that are common in computational structural and fluid dynamics.

Contents

• Introduction to the design of parallel algorithms
• Selected parallel algorithms
• Domain decomposition techniques in continuum mechanics
• Parallel iterative methods for the solution of large linear systems of equations
• Parallel preconditioning
• An introduction to multigrid techniques
• Algebraic multigrid for elliptic problems such as solids mechanics ot thermal convection

Prerequisites

• Finite Elements or similar course

Lecture & Excercise hours

• Thursday, 14:15-16:30, MW 1237
• Lecture this semester is in either English or German, depending on the audience. All course material is in English

Exam

• time and place will be announced

Documents

• slides_parcomp1.pdf (18.4.2013)
• slides_parcomp1_filled.pdf (18.4.2013)
• slides_parcomp2.pdf (25.4.2013)
• slides_parcomp2_filled.pdf (2.5.2013)
• slides_parcomp3.pdf (02.5.2013)
• slides_parcomp4.pdf (16.5.2013)

Office hours

• By appointment, please send email to Prof. Gee