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The direct solution of a sparse system of a linear set of equations forms the most computation-intensive part in large-scale finite element analyses. A brief overview is given of some strategies which are well-suited for sequential and parallel processing. Experimental results for a number of typical FE models are presented to demonstrate the effectiveness of these (parallel) solution methods.
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Nauta, P. (1994). Algorithms for the Parallel Direct Solution of Sparse Linear Systems. In: Kusters, G.M.A., Hendriks, M.A.N. (eds) DIANA Computational Mechanics ‘94. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-1046-4_29
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