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An integrated software environment for multi‐disciplinary computational engineering

N.P. Weatherill (Department of Civil Engineering, University of Wales, Swansea, UK)
E.A. Turner‐Smith (Department of Civil Engineering, University of Wales, Swansea, UK)
J. Jones (Department of Civil Engineering, University of Wales, Swansea, UK)
K. Morgan (Department of Civil Engineering, University of Wales, Swansea, UK)
O. Hassan (Department of Civil Engineering, University of Wales, Swansea, UK)

Engineering Computations

ISSN: 0264-4401

Article publication date: 1 December 1999

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Abstract

As computer simulation increasingly supports engineering design and manufacture, the requirement for a computer software environment providing an integration platform for computational engineering software increases. The potential benefits to industry are considerable. As a first step in the long‐term development of such a system, a computer software environment has been developed for pre‐ and post‐processing for unstructured grid‐based computational simulation. Arbitrary computer application software can be integrated into the environment to provide a multi‐disciplinary engineering analysis capability within one unified computational framework. Recognising the computational demands of many application areas, the environment includes a set of parallel tools to help the user maximise the potential of high performance computers and networks. The paper will present details of the environment and include an example of, and discussion about, the integration of application software.

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Weatherill, N.P., Turner‐Smith, E.A., Jones, J., Morgan, K. and Hassan, O. (1999), "An integrated software environment for multi‐disciplinary computational engineering", Engineering Computations, Vol. 16 No. 8, pp. 913-934. https://doi.org/10.1108/02644409910304176

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