NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) · 1989 · 13 citations · 0 references
EngineeringAerospace EngineeringComputational EngineeringComputational MechanicsComputational Structural AnalysisStructural AnalysisDynamic Response AnalysisStructural DesignStructural MechanicsStructural Performance AnalysisStructural Response AnalysisStructural SimulationComputational Structural MechanicsDynamic Structural AnalysisFinite Element Structural AnalysisHigh PerformanceStructural Dynamic AnalysisStructural Verification
A research activity called Computational Structural Mechanics (CSM) conducted at the NASA Langley Research Center is described. This activity is developing advanced structural analysis and computational methods that exploit high-performance computers. Methods are developed in the framework of the CSM Testbed software system and applied to representative complex structural analysis problems from the aerospace industry. An overview of the CSM Testbed methods development environment is presented and some new numerical methods developed on a CRAY-2 are described. Selected application studies performed on the NAS CRAY-2 are also summarized.