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The solution of linear systems of equations on advanced parallel and/or vector computers is an important area of ongoing research. The development of efficient equation solvers is particularly important for static and dynamic (linear and non-linear) structural analyses, sensitivity and structural optimization, control-structure interactions, ground water flows, panel flutters, eigenvalue analysis etc…. [10.1–10.19]. Modern high-performance computers (such as Cray-YMP, Cray-C90, Intel Paragon, IBM-SP2) have both parallel and vector capability, thus algorithms that exploit parallel and/or vector capabilities are the most desirable.
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Nguyen, D.T. (2002). Sparse Equation Solver with Unrolling Strategies. In: Parallel-Vector Equation Solvers for Finite Element Engineering Applications. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1337-7_10
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