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http://dx.doi.org/10.12989/sem.2011.37.1.017

An Internet-based computing framework for the simulation of multi-scale response of structural systems  

Chen, Hung-Ming (Department of Construction Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology)
Lin, Yu-Chih (Department of Construction Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology)
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Structural Engineering and Mechanics / v.37, no.1, 2011 , pp. 17-37 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper presents a new Internet-based computational framework for the realistic simulation of multi-scale response of structural systems. Two levels of parallel processing are involved in this frame work: multiple local distributed computing environments connected by the Internet to form a cluster-to-cluster distributed computing environment. To utilize such a computing environment for a realistic simulation, the simulation task of a structural system has been separated into a simulation of a simplified global model in association with several detailed component models using various scales. These related multi-scale simulation tasks are distributed amongst clusters and connected to form a multi-level hierarchy. The Internet is used to coordinate geographically distributed simulation tasks. This paper also presents the development of a software framework that can support the multi-level hierarchical simulation approach, in a cluster-to-cluster distributed computing environment. The architectural design of the program also allows the integration of several multi-scale models to be clients and servers under a single platform. Such integration can combine geographically distributed computing resources to produce realistic simulations of structural systems.
Keywords
Internet computing; distributed processing; simulation; structural systems; hierarchical modeling;
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