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Structural Engineering and Mechanics Volume 37, Number 1, January10 2011 , pages 17-37 DOI: https://doi.org/10.12989/sem.2011.37.1.017 |
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An Internet-based computing framework for the simulation of multi-scale response of structural systems |
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Hung-Ming Chen and Yu-Chih Lin
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| 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 framework: multiple local distributed computing environments connected by the Internet to form a clusterto-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. | ||
| Key Words | ||
| Internet computing; distributed processing; simulation; structural systems; hierarchical modeling. | ||
| Address | ||
| Hung-Ming Chen: Department of Construction Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 43, Sec. 4, Keelung Rd., Taipei 106, Taiwan Yu-Chih Lin: Department of Construction Engineering, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, 43, Sec. 4, Keelung Rd., Taipei 106, Taiwan | ||