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For large-scale finite element based structural analysis, an out-of-core equation solver is often required since the in-core memory of a computer is very limited. For example, the Cray Y-MP has only 256 mega words incore memory compared to its 90 gigabytes of disk storage. Furthermore, in a multi-user environment, each user can only have 10 mega words of main memory, while 200 mega words of disk storage is available. A typical aircraft structure (High Speed Civil Transport Aircraft) needs 90 million (or mega) words of incore memory to store the stiffness matrix, which is not usually available in a multi-user environment.
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Nguyen, D.T. (2002). Parallel-Vector Variable Bandwidth Out-of-Core Equation Solver. In: Parallel-Vector Equation Solvers for Finite Element Engineering Applications. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-1337-7_6
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