?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F346%2F&rft.title=Fast+Simulation+Models+for+History+Dependent+and+Non-Linear+Time+Consuming+Finite+Element+Analyses&rft.creator=Turkiyyah%2C+G.&rft.subject=Materials&rft.description=GE+is+looking+for+a+fast+simulation+model+for+solid+contact+problems+with+friction+that+can+be+used+to+perform+parametric+studies+in+a+practical+way.+Currently%2C+GE+relies+on+an+ANSYS+finite+element+model+with+Coulomb+friction+but+the+model+requires+several+hours+of+CPU+time+per+run.+The+study+group+determined+that+the+simplest+solution+to+this+problem+is+to+use+parallel+processing.+A+parallel+finite+element+model+was+setup+and+run+on+one+of+the+KAUST+multiprocessor+machines+and+produced+significant+speedups+with+very+little+effort+allowing+practical+parametric+studies+to+be+performed.+The+study+group+also+noted+that+additional+optimizations+both+in+the+finite+element+model+and+in+analytical+or+semi-analytical+representations+of+the+bodies+in+contact+can+produce+additional+speedups.+This+might+be+essential+for+three-dimensional+problems.&rft.date=2011&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F346%2F1%2FGE-mechanics.pdf&rft.identifier=++Turkiyyah%2C+G.++(2011)+Fast+Simulation+Models+for+History+Dependent+and+Non-Linear+Time+Consuming+Finite+Element+Analyses.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++