Engineering Research Equipment: Parallel Workstations

这项设备拨款使西北大学的研究人员能够使用比目前更大的三维模型，从根本上改变所解决问题的定性性质，并带来新的突破。新设备还允许进一步利用并行化工具，包括无网格方法，复杂结构和制造工艺的多尺度方法，增强摩擦学性能，岩土材料力学，断裂和疲劳以及相变。＊＊＊

9727783 Belytschko The equipment grant enables the researchers at Northwestern University to use much larger three-dimensional models than possible so far, fundamentally changing the qualitative nature of problems solved, and leading to new breakthroughs. The new equipment also allows to further exploit parallelization tools in areas includingmeshless methods, multiple scale methods for complex structures and manufacturing processes, enhanced tribological performance, mechanics of geomaterials, fracture and fatigue and phase tranformations. ***